Luncheon of the Boating Party with figures, the other all but empty, save for the two figures of the proprietor's daughter Louise-Alphonsine Fournaise and her brother, Alphonse Fournaise, Jr, which are made prominent by this contrast. In this painting Renoir has captured a great deal of light. The main focus of light is coming from the large opening in the balcony, beside the large singleted man in the hat. The singlets of both men in the foreground and the table-cloth all work together to reflect this light and send it through the whole composition. As he often did in his paintings, Renoir included several of
Conservative Party (Romania, 1880–1918) played an important role in the politics of Romania. In the early 20th century, the party underwent several schisms. In January 1908, Take Ionescu left to found the Conservative Democratic Party ("Partidul Conservator-Democrat", PCD). In May 1915, Nicolae Filipescu led a group out of the party that favored joining World War I on the "Entente" side; in October 1916, the Filipescu and Ionescu groups fused as the Conservative Nationalist Party ("Partidul Conservator Naţionalist"). In 1918–19 the party split into the "Partidul Conservator-Democrat" (which, in 1922, fused with the National Party) and the short-lived "Partidul Conservator-Progresist". Conservative Party (Romania, 1880–1918) The