Manet: His Life and Work in 500 Images: An Illustrated Exploration Of The Artist, His Life And Context, With A Gallery Of 300 Of His Greatest Works (Great Artists) - Hardcover
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• A lively and expert account of Edouard Manet, one of the greatest French artists, whose striking realism has led to him being called the first modern painter
• A vivid biography explores his life and career, including his break with established institutions and his links with artistic pioneers such as Monet, Cézanne and Degas
• Features an extensive gallery of all Manet’s most important works, accompanied by an analysis of his aims, style and technique
• Focuses on how Manet turned the focus of artistic interest back to real life and away from the conventions of academic art
• Superbly illustrated with 500 pictures covering his life and art, along with works by his main contemporaries, including Monet, Renoir and Gauguin
Born to a wealthy conservative family, Edouard Manet became one of art’s greatest revolutionaries, hailed by the Impressionists as their ‘king’. While such works as Olympia or Music in the Tuileries struck contemporaries as shockingly candid, he himself revered the Old Masters. Manet’s was the first great painter of modern Paris, the artistic capital of the 19th century.The first half of the book details Manet’s life and his role as leader of the Batignolles group that included Renoir, Cézanne and Degas.The second half is a wide-ranging gallery of his finest works. With a total of 500 illustrations, this book gives a superb overview of one of the world’s greatest and most original artists.
About the Author
Nigel Rodgers who has a degree in history and history of art from Cambridge University, has written widely on history, philosophy and art. His works include Incredible Optical Illusions (Simon and Schuster); The Traveller’s Atlas – A Global Guide to Places You Must See in your Lifetime (Apple Press); with Mel Thompson, Philosophers Behaving Badly (Peter Owen); and The Dandy: Peacock or Enigma? and The Umbrella Unfurled: Its Remarkable Life and Times (both Bene Factum Publishing).
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Nigel Rodgers, who has a degree in history and history of art from Cambridge University, has written widely on history, philosophy and art. Among his published works are The History of Ancient Rome and The Bruegels (all published by Lorenz Books). He has also written Incredible Optical Illusions (Simon and Schuster); The Traveller's Atlas - A Global Guide to Places You Must See in Your Lifetime (Apple Press); Churchill (Hodder); Hitler (Hodder); and, with Mel Thompson, Philosophers Behaving Badly (Peter Owen)
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