About Manet

1. Manet's interest in art developed from encouragements from his uncle Charles Fournier who took him on many trips to the Louvre.
In 1845, following the advice of his uncle, Manet enrolled in a special course of drawing. This was his official starting point in art.
2. Of course. He opened his own studio in 1856, at the age of 24.
3. Manet was a gentleman of leisure. He liked social gatherings, outings, etc.
4. Yes. As could be seen in Music in the Tuileries, Le dejeuner sur l'herbe (The Luncheon on the Grass), The Cafe Concert. They are all works that are harbingers of his life-long interest in the subject of leisure.
5. Impressionism
6. His early works were inspired by Hals and Velzquez. He became friend with other Impressionists such as Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, who also influenced his style. One of the most noteworthy person to have influenced him into the plein air style of painting was Berthe Morisot.

2008-05-10 09:45:56 補充：
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