Campus Stories - Edouard Manet

Charles-Joseph Natoire, Neptune and Amphitrite, circa 1730s. Black chalk with brush and brown wash and white heightening on blue laid paper. 9 7/16 in. x 14 9/16 in. The Suida-Manning Collection. Blanton Museum of Art.
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Cantor Arts Center’s French summer

Never mind that King Francois I of France pre-dated Bastille Day by more than 200 years. The sophisticated and extravagant School of Fontainebleau style that developed under his royal command is something to celebrate and see during the month of France’s La Fête Nationale. Francois’ 16th-century prints, le quatorze juillet, on view through Sunday, are part of…

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Edouard Manet (France, 1832–1883), Civil War (Guerre civile), 1871. Lithograph. Committee for Art Acquisitions Fund, 1988.93.
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Saints and Manet at the Cantor starting June 12

Faith Embodied: Saints from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment June 12–November 17, 2013 Gallery for Early European Art The 16 prints in this exhibition explore different narrative strategies that artists employed to represent the deeds, miraculous visions, and martyrdoms of the saints. The works also demonstrate how the depiction of saints varied, from simple images…

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