1858	December: Paul is compelled by his father to read law at Aix University; he asks Zola, who is in Paris, to enquire about the entrance competition for the ƒcole des Beaux-Arts.

1859	25 August: Paul receives second prize for figure drawing at the School of Drawing.
	15 September: Louis-Auguste CŽzanne buys the Jas de Bouffan estate.

1860	February: Paul abandons his pretence of studying law, wishing to study painting in Paris.

1861	April: Against the advice of his teacher at the School of Drawing, Paul leaves Aix for Paris, where he stays until September, with Zola dictating his timetable and organizing his budget, and frequents the Atelier Suisse.
	September: Probably after failing the entrance competition for the ƒcole des Beaux-Arts, Paul returns to Aix to work in his father’s bank.

1862	Early November: Paul returns to Paris and enrolls again at the Atelier Suisse.

1863	15 May: The opening of the Salon des RefusŽs; Manet’s DŽjeuner sur l’Herbe causes a scandal. CŽzanne exhibits at the Salon des RefusŽs but attracts no attention, although he meets Monet, Degas and Renoir. He applies for permission to make copies in the Louvre.