Héloïse, variously Héloïse d'Argenteuil or Héloïse du Paraclet, was a French nun, philosopher, writer, scholar, and abbess.
Héloïse
Jean-Baptiste Goyet, Héloïse et Abailard, oil on copper, c. 1829.
Heloise takes the habit at Argenteuil
Heloise at the Abbey of the Paraclete by Jean-Baptiste Mallet
Argenteuil is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 12.3 km (7.6 mi) from the center of Paris. Argenteuil is a sub-prefecture of the Val-d'Oise department, the seat of the arrondissement of Argenteuil. Argenteuil is part of the Métropole du Grand Paris.
The Basilica of Argenteuil [fr]
In his 1872 painting, Springtime, Monet was interested in studying how unblended dabs of color could suggest the effect of brilliant sunlight filtered through leaves The Walters Art Museum.
Claude Monet, The Seine at Argenteuil, 1873
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet Painting in His Garden at Argenteuil, 1873