Manet and the Execution of Maximilian [Paperback]

John Elderfield (Author)

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Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: Museum of Modern Art; illustrated edition edition (November 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0870704230
ISBN-13: 978-0870704239
Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 19.4 x 1.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 726 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #939,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #16 in Books > Arts & Photography > Artists, A-Z > ( M-O ) > Manet, Edouard

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5.0 out of 5 stars New perspective on history--old and new, Jan 12 2007

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Every art history student is familiar with Manet's painting of the Execution of Maximillian. Most have read of the history. This book is the record of a wonderful exhibition at MOMA that has brought together most of the collection--studies, lithos, sketches. You will follow the development: from Goya's inspiration through the original concept of Mexican soldiers administering the execution. Then, the different versions of the final painting in which Manet substitutes French soldiers for the Mexicans, blaming Napoleon for the death because he deserted Maximillian. Manet's politics, influenced by his parents and the injustice and error-ridden actions of Napoleon III, led him to make a statement with his art. (Those events in Mexico remind me of the mess in Iraq.) Make it to the show if you can--in any case this volume should be in every art historian's library.

5.0 out of 5 stars Manet & the Execution of Maximilian, Jan 9 2007

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The author interestingly hints that Manet explains, through his paintings, why Maximilian was offered the throne of Mexico, and later abandoned, by Napoleon III. This interpretation provides a historical perspective, different from the generally accepted.

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