The title Manet gave the painting for its debut supplies a milder explanation for the female nudity. The intricately detailed print originated as a drawing by Raphael that master engraver and collaborator Marcantonio Raimondi then recreated as a print. More than years later, Manet would pull inspiration and poses from the engraving's lower right corner, where two men lounge with a woman whose elbow is perched on her raised knee.
The mix of clothed men and casually nude women caused quite a stir, but it was not a new subject. Circa , The Pastoral Concert which used to be attributed to Giorgione but is now believed to be an early Titian famously depicted a similar scene. The other is his future brother-in-law, Dutch sculptor Ferdinand Leenhoff. Her name was Victorine-Louise Meurent. She was a popular muse of Parisian painters of the late s. Her nickname, La Crevette "The Shrimp" , referred not only to her petite size, but also her rosy complexion and signature red hair.
She sat for Manet on a number of occasions, appearing in not just Luncheon on the Grass , but also eight other pieces: Portrait of Victorine Meurent , Street Singer , Mlle. That same year, the pair collaborated on another nude. This one had the redhead lounging on a white, unmade bed, once more calmly staring down her audience. Why is Edouard Manet important? How did Impressionism get its name? When was Luncheon on the Grass painted? Why is Manet the father of modern art? Why was Luncheon on the Grass rejected?
Why did the salon refuse Manet's work Nana in ? What does en plein air mean? Napoleon III. What is academic realism? What is the French Academy the French salon and the salon de refuses? Who wrote a manifesto on the subject of realism in painting? When Manet found her, his art found direction. Victorine appears in many of his paintings such as Olympia , Woman with parrot , Street Singer and The Railway which proved to be her last sitting for Manet.
Manet is mocking the old masters again for the lady would have been a muse in a mythological scene and here she is shamelessly having a pee. Parisians who lived in those times knew exactly what she was doing, so Manet is realistic in a way, portraying things as they were, not hiding immorality and closing his eyes; he also expressed this is his later painting such as Olympia and Woman with a parrot.
The mood of the painting is luxurious and sensuous, slightly decadent, whereas Manet depicted typical Parisians from the time, having an orgy and behaving improperly, but sincerely; something that society had lost.
Manet used their weapon and shocked the audience with the finished painting. His nude is realistic, a new type of Venus, he portrayed the truth.
The pastoral concert by Titian or Giorgione. With this painting Manet shows that he sees the society as it is; hypocritical and insincere. Tags: Like Like. Like Liked by 1 person. The golden age.. Oh I shall memorise these lines by heart!
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