Examines the life and career of French painter Edouard Manet, one of the founders of the impressionist movement, and includes reproductions of selected works, as well as related essays.
Content Note
Ch. 1. Très scandal. FYI Déjeuner sur l'herbe -- Ch. 2. Unlikely provocateur. FYI Diego Velásquez -- Ch. 3. Early works. FYI Charles Baudelaire -- Ch. 4. Inspirations. FYI Berthe Morisot -- Ch. 5. An untimely end. FYI Claude Monet -- Chronology -- Timeline -- Selected works -- Chapter notes -- Further reading --Works consulted -- On the internet -- Glossary -- Index.