Ren·oir (r n-wär ), Jean 1894-1979. French filmmaker who won acclaim for the artistry of films such as La Grande Illusion (1937) and Rules of the Game (1939). |
| Renoir, Pierre Auguste 1841-1919. French impressionist painter whose warm, luminous works include Child with Watering Can (1876) and Luncheon of the Boating Party (1881). |
Renoir [ˈrɛnwɑː (French) rənwar]
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1. (Biographies / Renoir, Jean (1894-1979) M, French, FILMS AND TV: director) Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1894-1979, French film director: his films include La grande illusion (1937), La règle du jeu (1939), and Diary of a Chambermaid (1945)
2. (Biographies / Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919) M, French, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter) his father, Pierre Auguste (pjɛr ogyst). 1841-1919, French painter. One of the initiators of impressionism, he broke away from the movement with his later paintings, esp his many nude studies, which are more formal compositions
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| Noun | 1. | Renoir - French impressionist painter (1841-1919) |
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