Édouard Manet

Édouard Manet (1832–1883) was a French painter whose direct handling of contemporary subjects and conspicuous brushwork challenged academic conventions and influenced Impressionism.

Olympia: Édouard Manet’s 1863 painting depicts a nude woman confronting the viewer, attended by a maid holding flowers. Its frank subject and gaze made it a defining scandal of Manet’s career.
Thomas Couture: Thomas Couture was a French history painter and Édouard Manet’s teacher in the 1850s. Manet trained in Couture’s studio before pursuing an independent approach.
Berthe Morisot: Berthe Morisot was a French Impressionist painter who exhibited with the group and married Manet’s brother Eugène. She was both a close artistic colleague and a frequent model for Manet.
Paris Salon: The Paris Salon was the official art exhibition organized by France’s Académie des Beaux-Arts. Manet sought recognition within the institution even as its standards and juries constrained him.
Modernism: Modernism is a broad movement in the arts that challenged inherited forms and conventions in response to modern life. Manet’s rejection of polished illusion helped make formal innovation central to modern painting.
Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe: Édouard Manet’s 1863 painting places a nude woman among clothed men in a contemporary outdoor setting. Its collision of modern figures with an old-master composition provoked the Salon jury.
Louvre: The Louvre is a Paris museum whose collections include major works of European art. Manet studied and copied paintings there, especially works by earlier masters.
Victorine Meurent: Victorine Meurent was a French artist and model who posed for several of Manet’s major paintings. Her presence in Olympia and Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe shaped their striking modern subjects.
Salon des Refusés: The Salon des Refusés was an 1863 exhibition of works rejected by the official Paris Salon. It displayed Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe after the Salon jury rejected it.
Salon des Indépendants: The Salon des Indépendants was a Paris exhibition founded in 1884 without a jury or awards. Founded after Manet’s death, it represents a more independent exhibition culture than he had faced.

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