MANET, Edouard
(b. 1832, Paris, d. 1883, Paris)
MANET, Edouard (b. 1832, Paris, d. 1883, Paris) |
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Lola de Valence1862Oil on canvas, 123 x 92 cm Musée d'Orsay, Paris | |
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Manet's "espagnolisme" reached fever pitch in the 1860s, any subject was good so long as it was Spanish. When a Spanish ballet troupe came to Paris, Manet was quick to paint Lola de Valence, posing her in the same position as Goya's Duchess of Alba. Her magnificent costume, glittering with a thousand spangles, made an ideal subject for him. | |
