Who was Paul Cézanne?

On exam day, in French

Qui était Paul Cézanne ?

• AL'homme considéré comme le père de la musique moderneThe man seen as the father of modern music
• BUn écrivain, auteur du roman « La Peste »A writer, the author of the novel “La Peste”
• CLe peintre dont le tableau « Impression, Soleil levant » a donné son nom à l'impressionnismeThe painter whose painting “Impression, Soleil levant” gave its name to Impressionism
• DUn peintre français, appelé le « père de la peinture moderne »A French painter, called the “father of modern painting”Correct answer

Explanation

Why the other answers are wrong

• A. The man seen as the father of modern music — It is Claude Debussy who is seen as the father of modern music. Cézanne is called the “father of modern painting”.
• B. A writer, the author of the novel “La Peste” — “La Peste” is a novel by Albert Camus. Cézanne is a painter.
• C. The painter whose painting “Impression, Soleil levant” gave its name to Impressionism — The Impressionist movement is named after a painting by Monet. Cézanne was first inspired by Impressionism, then laid the foundations of Cubism.

French words to remember

• peintrepainter
• père de la peinture modernefather of modern painting