Edouard Manet was one of the pioneers of

Edouard Manet was one of the pioneers of Impressionism

“Olympia” 1865

Can you find a story? • • Is there a story here? What clues does the author give? What might the story be? What don’t you understand about the painting?

Aesthetic Impact • How does the artist use COMPOSITION, COLOR (especially CONTRAST OF COLOR) to ARRANGE his story/subject matter?

ALLUSION • Manet certainly alluded to other very famous paintings when he made this painting. Look at these two famous paintings and answer the following question. • The Ingres and Titian are “classical” studies of beautiful women. How is “Olympia” different or the same?

“La Grande Odalisque”- Ingres (French) – (1814)

“Venus of Urbino” 1538 – Titian - Italian

Manet was very influenced by Japanese art, to which the West had increased access. What influence can you imagine by looking at this woodblock?

“Execution of Emperor Maximilian” – 1867

Again, Manet was very influenced by previous painting • When you look at Goya’s famous “Third of May” (1803), what similarities and differences do you see?

“Music in the Touilleres” (1862)

“The Bar at the Folies-Bergeres” (1881)

Practice this charge in your journal. You will be doing an in-class write for second quarter • What about this painting seems modern AND/or impressionistic? Consider composition, color, subject, perspective, painting style, etc. • I’ve provided some details of the painting so you can see pieces of it up close.