The Parisian Light: The Life and Art of Isidore Dagnan Isidore Dagnan (1839-1907) remains a captivating, though often overlooked, figure in the pantheon of 19th-century French painting. He wasn’t a revolutionary like Monet or Renoir, nor did he court scandal like Degas; instead, Dagnan quietly and meticulously documented the evolving face of Paris during its most dramatic transformation – the Haussmannization period. His canvases offe…