Which artists became Claude Monet’s friends in Charles Gleyre’s studio?

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Painting by Claude Monet, Self-portrait in Beret, 1886, showing Monet with a full beard, dark beret, and coat against a light, textured background. — Claude Monet *Self-Portrait with a Beret*, oil on canvas by Claude Monet, 1886; in a private collection.

While studying at the studio of the academician Charles Gleyre in 1862, Claude Monet became close friends with three fellow students:

Frédéric Bazille
Alfred Sisley
Pierre-Auguste Renoir123

These artists shared a dissatisfaction with the conventional academic emphasis on historical and mythological subjects and were united by their desire to create art that was closer to life and free from traditional constraints. Following their time in Gleyre's atelier, they frequently painted together, notably in the forest of Fontainebleau, where they focused on painting directly from nature.13