Manet

Discover the genius of Edouard Manet. This guide tells the story of the life and work of the first truly "modern" artist. See the masterpiece Manet painted at the end of his life; Manet's harrowing images of civil war on the streets of Paris; how the French Impressionists influenced his work. Learn why the young Manet was sent away to sea by his father; why The Execution of Emperor Maximilian came to be used for firewood; how a portrait of Manet's wife caused a rift between Manet and Degas. Discover the tragic story behind Manet's Boy with Cherries; the link between Manet's Olympia and Titian's Venus of Urbino; how Manet met Berthe Morisot.