| Description |
xiii, 448 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [423]-435) and index. |
| Contents |
Chez Meissonier -- Modern life -- The lure of perfection -- Mademoiselle V. -- Dreams of genius -- Youthful daring -- A baffling maze of canvas -- The Salon of Venus -- The tempest of fools -- Famous victories -- Young France -- Deliberations -- Room M -- Plein air -- A beastly slop -- The apostle of ugliness -- Maître Velázquez -- The jury of assassins -- Monet or Manet? -- A flash of swords -- Marvels, wonders and miracles -- Funeral for a friend -- Maneuvers -- A salon of newcomers -- Au bord de la mer -- Mademoiselle Berthe -- Flying gallops -- The wild boar of the Batignolles -- Vaulting ambitions -- The Prussian terror -- The last days of Paris -- A carnival of blood -- Days of hardship -- The apples of discord -- A ring of gold -- Pure Haarlem beer -- Beyond perfection -- The liberation of Paris -- Epilogue: finishing touches -- Political timeline. |
| Subject |
Manet, Édouard, 1832-1883 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Meissonier, Jean Louis Ernest, 1815-1891 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Painting, French -- 19th century.
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Impressionism (Art) -- France.
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Art and society -- France -- Paris -- History -- 19th century.
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| ISBN |
0802714668 hardcover alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
9780802714664 |
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