Manet Flashcards
Manet
Dejeuner sur l’herbe
1863
French
not nude (ideal human being in it’s natural state)
these women are naked (specific individual who has purposely taken off her clothes which lie in a heap in the foreground of the painting)
undressed body can be read in different ways
compare to Titian’s Pastoral Concert
Manet
Olympia
1863
French
“olympia” is a professional name for prostitute
actually talking about prosititution and things going on in modern life
no chiaroscuro
reference to Titian’s Venus of Urbino but more upright and regid
Manet
Portrait of Emile Zola
1868
French
gesture of appreciations for Zola’s support and defense of Manet’s work
Zola’s pamphlet on Manet is pictured
Manet
Gare Saint- Lazare
1873
French
“unintelligible” because it is devoid of beauty, sentiment, and narrative but one critic said a painter need only evoke a glimpse of moder life to create a work of art
fleeting moment when eyes meet a strangers in a crowd
Manet
A Bar at the Folies Bergere
1881-82
French
repetition of bottle and of baremaid’s dress (also suggesting she is as available as the drinks)
suggests the essence of modernity is the fleeting encounter, the superficial contact that leaves no lasting impression
