(Basic Art Series). Marking a turning point in art history, French artist Edouard Manet (1832-1883) produced an oeuvre of images which points to modernity in all forms, through his paintings revealing the irreversible apprehensions of nature's clash with culture. I.e., in his "Olympia," Manet produced an image not seen in painting since Rembrandt's "Bathsheba." Chronology. Color illus. 96p. Pap.
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(Basic Art Series). Marking a turning point in art history, French artist Edouard Manet (1832-1883) produced an oeuvre of images which points to modernity in all forms, through his paintings revealing the irreversible apprehensions of nature's clash with culture. I.e., in his "Olympia," Manet produced an image not seen in painting since Rembrandt's "Bathsheba." Chronology. Color illus. 96p. Pap.