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Manet Breaks the Fourth Wall

After the 1865 Salon, Édouard Manet befriends a young group of painters with wild ideas, and finds himself again at the center of controversy.

Jul 11 •

"Some Wretched Frenchman"

Édouard Manet shows "Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe" at the Salon des Refusés, and becomes the most notorious painter in Paris.

Jul 5 •

Rejection and Family Secrets: The Early Days of Manet's Career

In the next installment of our series, we learn about Édouard Manet's initial setbacks and the secret at the heart of his personal life.

Jun 27 •

How Manet Became an Artist

In the first essay of the series "The Life of Édouard Manet," we learn how Manet finally embraced his passion for painting.

Jun 20 •

Evelyn De Morgan and the End of Pre-Raphaelite Art

A brilliant female artist finally gets her moment in the sun.

Jun 4 •

The Many Faces of "The Lady of Shalott"

Alfred, Lord Tennyson's enigmatic poem inspired many Pre-Raphaelite adaptations.

May 27 •

The Making of a Muse

The life and art of Elizabeth Siddal, the woman behind countless Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces.

May 19 •

Rossetti's Women of Myth

Examining the influence of mythology on the works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and why he turned away from the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

May 12 •

Love on the Eve of St. Agnes

The Pre-Raphaelite William Holman Hunt brings to life John Keats's story of forbidden romance.

May 2 •

Art, Myth, and Literature: The Pre-Raphaelites

In this series, we'll explore the movement that stands at the intersection of art and fantasy.

Apr 18 •

Abstract Florals and Contemporary Rococo

In recent years, Flora Yukhnovich has taken the art world by storm with her reimagining of Rococo for the 21st century.

Apr 11 •

Seeing Georgia O'Keeffe's Floral Studies in a New Light

For decades, Freudian interpretations of O'Keeffe's floral studies have reigned supreme. There's just one problem: the artist spent her entire career…

Apr 5 •

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