Gleyre emphasized the importance of light and color in painting.
Swiss painter Charles Gleyre served as Monet’s tutor when he studied art in Paris in 1859. Gleyre emphasized the importance of light and color in painting. During this time, Monet met several other artists, including Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, and Edgar Degas, who would later become his close friends and fellow Impressionists.