A BAR AT THE FOLIES-BERGERE

A study of Edouard Manet's painting "A Bar at the Folies-Bergere"

A study of Edouard Manet's painting "A Bar at the Folies-Bergere"

Before attempting anaylse importance of gender in work of Edouard Manet, titled ³ ² bar at Folies-Bergere, one must first identify, and note, some colorful events that took place in life of an artist, and consider how they should have, no doubt, adversely affecting their work.

Born in France in 1832, Manet was raised by his parents, Augusto and Eugenia Desiree, "the couple of society, which is result of social position of Auguste successful career in Ministry of Justice in Paris. In fact, Auguste was so successful in their chosen field that retirement was awarded Legion of Honor. It is believed by many that importance of role of Augustus, both in society and ministry of reality, intimidated young Manet, who always aspired to throughout his adult life to achieve same level of respect that his father owned.

However, it is actions of young artists that many theorists believe is key to understanding ambiguous representation of women in his paintings ³ the Bar at Folies-Bergere ². It was during late 1850s, when Manet was working as the naval cadet in Rio de Janeiro, she met the number of slaves, Manet had openly admitted in letters to his friends on extent to which it met its tropical beauty fascinating. However, it was not until he returned to France by Manet that delighted true extent of their relationships with these girls, and confessedto that allowed her time not to be served on sexual promiscuity. But why such behavior, which must be taken into account, would have been considered very normal for the man like Manet, such intrinsic aspect in determining its portrayal of women in their works?

Answer lies in artists life long illness, was in fact that Manet first diagnosed, but now medically proven wrong that physical pain suffered daily was result of the virus contracted during one of syphillic their youth meetings mentioned above, the misconception that tormented artist throughout his life. Taking this into account, one must therefore take into account psychological effects of Manet's feelings of guilt and remorse about cause of his illness, and consider effects it had on his life and his work, and at So in turn how these feelings influenced his view of women as the whole, but especially bad reputation.

It is even considered by some that final piece of Manet was composed almost as an epitaph to his own life, and as such, was the painting representing right to be so controversial in content themselves pushed boundaries of convention. In fact, for primary theoretical Mathews Gedo in his essay OeLooking in Art from inside out "by Manet even faced question of his imminent death, to point of painting central figure of maid after increase number of OeChrist tomb 'of Fra Angelico, who proceeds to raise the number of interesting questions in mind of beholder.

While Gedo recognizes that Manet had always wanted to ...