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Rare treasures have been imported by Italy to facilitate a unique get-together of art work for a special exhibition.

Art fans have until September 28th to see paintings by impressionist pioneers, such as Monet, Cezanne and Gauguin, at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence.

The name of the movement comes from the title of Claude Monet's ''Impression, Sunrise'', a painting which uses the colour of the sun over water.

Impressionist paintings are typified by visible brush strokes, open composition and their use of light alongside movement.

Some of the paintings have been gleaned from overseas especially for this meeting of impressionist work, many from the Corboud Foundation in Germany.

The aim of the exhibition is to scrutinise the techniques employed by the artists and post-impressionist movement.

Wondering how the scenes in films fit the bill? Go to the Odeon Cinehall for Germaine Dulac's La Coquille et Le Clergyman on September 9th and Vincent and Theo by Robert Altman on September 11th for a taste of impressionist cinema.

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