Édouard Manet: The Rebel Painter Who Shaped Modern Art
Édouard Manet, born in Paris on 23 January 1832, passed away in the same city on 30 April 1883. His artwork, Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe, created in 1863 and currently housed at the Musée d'Orsay, sparked controversy for featuring a nude woman among clothed men. Although he never participated in Impressionist exhibitions, Manet sought acknowledgment from the State and championed artistic liberty. His 1863 piece Olympia drew inspiration from Titian's Venus of Urbino. Despite his separation from the Impressionist movement, his creations significantly impacted it. Manet wed Suzanne Leenhoff in 1863, had numerous affairs, and battled syphilis and rheumatic ailments. He died following an unsuccessful leg amputation and is interred at Passy Cemetery.
Key facts
- Édouard Manet was born in Paris on 23 January 1832 and died there on 30 April 1883
- Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (1863) is held at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris
- Olympia (1863) was reportedly inspired by Titian's Venus of Urbino; the two works were exhibited together in Venice in 2013
- Manet never joined the Impressionists or showed in their exhibitions, seeking instead official Salon recognition
- Christ Dead with Angels (1864) is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
- Manet studied under Thomas Couture for six years before leaving for Léon Bonnat's lessons
- He was excluded from the 1867 Exposition Universelle
- Manet married Suzanne Leenhoff in 1863 and is buried in Passy Cemetery
Entities
Artists
- Édouard Manet
- Claude Monet
- Paul Cézanne
- Titian
- Thomas Couture
- Léon Bonnat
- Berthe Morisot
- Edgar Degas
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Alfred Sisley
- Camille Pissarro
- Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
- Suzanne Leenhoff
- Marie-Pauline Laurent
- Stéphane Mallarmé
- Eugéne Manet
- Jules Armand Hanriot
- Gachet
- Leon Koella
- Alexandre Cabanel
- Erika Castorina
- Francisco Goya
- Diego Velázquez
- Victorine Meurent
- Charles Baudelaire
- Émile Zola
- Charles Ephrussi
- Tiziano
- Goya
- Velázquez
- Giorgione
- Napoleon III
- Francesca Bertuglia
Institutions
- Musée d'Orsay
- École des beaux-arts
- Salon
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Exposition Universelle
- Louvre
- Artspecialday
- MIfacciodiCultura
- Musée du Louvre
- Salon des Refusés
- École des Beaux-Arts
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Hugh Lane Gallery
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Kunsthalle Mannheim
- The Frick Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Neue Pinakothek
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Musée des Beaux-Arts Tournai
- Kunsthaus Zürich
- J. Paul Getty Center
- Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy
- The Courtauld Gallery
- Courtauld Gallery
- National Gallery
- Museo d'Orsay
- Café Guerbois
- Café de la Nouvelle Athènes
- Folies-Bergère
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Italy
- Venice
- New York
- United States
- Tuileries gardens
- Passy Cemetery
- Rio de Janeiro
- Brazil
- Spain
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- NY
- USA
- Dublin
- Ireland
- Philadelphia
- PA
- Mannheim
- Germany
- Washington DC
- Chicago
- IL
- Munich
- Los Angeles
- CA
- Tournai
- Belgium
- Zürich
- Switzerland
- Nancy
- London
- UK
- New York City
- Washington
- DC
- United Kingdom
- Tuileries
- Urbino