Édouard Manet

Female nudes are a favorite reoccurring subject matter through art history that offers symbolic significance from simplistic anatomy of the female body. Venus of Urbino by Titian and Olympia by Edouard Manet are great representation that illustrates the difference in the portrayer of female nude. Hence, both artworks are intriguing as it reflects the importance of cultural reformation between both periods. Titian painted Venus of Urbino during the Venetian Renaissance in 1538, measuring 46” by

Summary of the Painting Olympia by Manet - "There is a long tradition of female nude represented in the most erotic, sensualist way." Dr. Tom Folland, "Édouard Manet, Olympia," in Smarthistory, December 9, 2015, accessed November 24, 2017, https://smarthistory.org/edouard-manet-olympia/. - Nude figure has been a part of Western traditional art. It has been used, especially in sculptures, drawings and paintings, to depict the beauty of human body, of both male and female. It is the expression of

Jamie Zeng Dr. Barrow Pd. 8 Art Appreciation Édouard Manet. Luncheon on the Grass. 1863. Oil on canvas. Realism → Impressionism. Created in his early career, at age 31 Manet was influenced by the works of the “Old Masters.” i.e. Italian Renaissance painting, an engraving based on a classical Roman sarcophagus, and Diana Bathing Titan or Giorgione. The Pastoral Concert. Oil on canvas. Italian Renaissance. The painting features two nude women in front of two clothed men, playing music

Manet Much of the art of Manet reflects the developments going on in Paris in the 1860s and 1870s. The rebuilding of Paris was being supervised by Baron Haussman, as much of the old medieval centre of the city was being destroyed so that the new city could be rebuilt. In his book "The painting of modern life" TJ Clark argues that modern art of the 20th century evolves from the art produced by Manet during this period of great change in Paris. Manet's scenes of Parisian cafes, bars and streets

A painting by Edouard Manet called “A Bar at the Folies-Bergere,” depicts a woman standing at a bar with a mirror behind her, which is conveying her environment, a busy, loud, bar that mostly pleasures men. The location of the painting is at the Folies-Bergere in Paris, a place for entertainment in the late 1800’s. The perspective of the viewer is from the man in the mirrors’ view, since the viewer is looking directly at her front, and not her back. The lady at the bar holds a bored, almost void

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)

The artist Vik Muniz in his piece A Bar at The Folies-Bergère, After Edouard Manet (2012) presents a composition made out of old magazine scraps that replicates the very famous painting by Edouard Manet of 1882. Muniz’s artwork is full of bright colors and arbitrary representations from recent decades consisting of magazine scraps, including fashion models, modern clothing and graphic symbols. All of them are presented in a way that strangely makes sense because their shape and color contrast create

Zola regarded Manet as one of the “masters of the future” and defended him against harsh critics, as he strongly believed in the way Manet expressed himself in his paintings. Manet’s “Olympia”, in particular, generated intense scandal due to its sexual connotations and many disapproved of the painting. However, Manet’s talent

                          GOYA: Truth and War On May 2nd 1808 the people of Madrid revolted against the French troops occupying their city. The following day the French retaliated. In the remembrance of this event Francisco de Goya painted The Third of May. The horrific scene takes place at night on a deserted hillside. The feeling of horror is conveyed by the churoscuro

Once again, Edouard paints his subjects for Music in the Tuilers as high class. Like his earlier painting, The absinthe Drinker, many of the men are wearing top hats and nice suits. Unlike, The absinthe Drinker, Manet in Music in the Tuilers is now painting the image of women in this high-class society he is intrigued or disgusted with. These women along with many of the male figures in his painting are considered to be well known and quite recognizable. Since his subject patters are rather known