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DescriptionIn 1863, the French painter, Ernest Meissonier was one of the most famous artists in the world. Manet, on the other hand, was struggling in obscurity. Taking the parallel careers of Meissonier and Manet, this book uses them as a lens for their times. It shows that their paintings was not just about Art, it was about how to see the world. Promotion infoThe acclaimed author of Brunelleschi's Dome and Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling applies his considerable narrative talents to painting a dazzlingly vivid portrait of late-nineteenth century France, and the flamboyant and highly influential painters who were emblematic of the struggle between old and new. Author descriptionRoss King is the author of Brunelleschi's Dome, Michelangelo & the Pope's Ceiling (both New York Times bestsellers), and the novels Ex-Libris and Domino. He lives near Oxford. |