 In these paintings Monet broke with painterly traditions by cropping the subject so that only a portion of the façade is seen on the canvas.The paintings do not focus on the grand Medieval building, but on the play of light and shade across its surface, transforming the solid masonry.Other series include "Poplars", "Mornings on the Seine", and the "Water Lilies" that were painted on his property at Giverny.