Each episode of Palettes intensively investigates the work of a major Western artist. Each individual painting is carefully considered, from its subject matter to the techniques used in its construction. Guided by Alain Jaubert of the Louvre, viewers stand witness to the painting secrets revealed through the use of modern technologies like x-rays and video animation. In Palettes: Great Artists and Their Paintings -- Claude Monet, viewers examine the paintings of Monet that dealt with the subject of water lilies, a subject that became the artist's obsession and led to 53 different views of the flowers, the pond they inhabited, and the bridge that spanned the pond. ~ Rob Ferrier, Rovi