A History of European Art

Manet and Monet - The Birth of Impressionism (1x42)

: 01, 2000

n this lecture, you look at two French artists: Manet, who has been seen as the wellspring of Modernism, and Monet, whose Impression: Sunrise gave the name to the new style. You examine elements in their paintings that point to a radical break with art of the past.