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Comparison Of The Bridge Of Manet And The Bridge Of Manet

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Introduction
John Singer Sargent and Edouard Manet were vastly different artists. Sargent preferred to paint in watercolor and he is best known for his realistic landscape paintings and portraits. One of his most famous watercolor landscapes is The Bridge of Sighs which depicts a street in Venice, Italy. Manet, on the other hand, preferred oil and often painted people. He is also famous for many works, including several with nude figures such as Le Déjeuner sur L’herbe (The Luncheon on the Grass) or Olympia. The Bridge of Sighs and The Luncheon on the Grass are interesting to compare since both artists were famous painters. Each of the works was received differently when first created, one causing a great controversy while the other was positively received.
John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent was born on January 12th, 1856, to American parents FitzWilliam and Mary. After the tragic loss of their two-year-old daughter, the couple had traveled abroad, so young John was born in Italy. His parents were never really involved with society during his life, and they spent most of their time traveling abroad. As a result, his formal education was largely neglected. John was a highly observant child, and often sketched pictures of ships and landscapes. At the age of 13, he received a few watercolor lessons from a German artist named Carl Welsch. He quickly became an avid painter. For years, most of his paintings were landscapes, but after some time, he began creating more and more

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