Music in the Tuileries Gardens

painting by Manet

Also known as: “La Musique aux Tuileries”

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Music in the Tuileries Gardens is a painting by Édouard Manet created in 1862. It depicts a fashionable gathering in Paris's Tuileries Gardens, featuring many of the era's prominent figures, including Manet himself. The painting is noted for its modern subject matter and unconventional style, reflecting the burgeoning Impressionist movement. Manet, a key figure in this artistic shift, challenged traditional painting techniques and chose subjects from contemporary life, influencing subsequent generations of artists and contributing to the development of modern art.123

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Édouard Manet
Early life and works
…at whose suggestion he painted Music in the Tuileries Gardens (1862). The canvas, which was painted outdoors, seems to assemble the whole of Paris of the Second Empire—a smart, fashionable gathering composed chiefly of habitués of the Café Tortoni and of the Café Guerbois, which was the rendezvous of the…
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…at whose suggestion he painted Music in the Tuileries Gardens (1862). The canvas, which was painted outdoors, seems to assemble the whole of Paris of the Second Empire—a smart, fashionable gathering composed chiefly of habitués of the Café Tortoni and of the Café Guerbois, which was the rendezvous of the…
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Western painting
Origins in the 19th century
…and an unconventional style in Music in the Tuileries Gardens. This painting, though rather isolated in his work of the time, was influential in establishing a new outlook. Another literary figure whose critical writings were influential was the French novelist Émile Zola, though Zola had limited sympathy for what he…
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…and an unconventional style in Music in the Tuileries Gardens. This painting, though rather isolated in his work of the time, was influential in establishing a new outlook. Another literary figure whose critical writings were influential was the French novelist Émile Zola, though Zola had limited sympathy for what he…
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