Editing Édouard Manet (section)

===''Music in the Tuileries''===
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[[File:MANET - Música en las Tullerías (National Gallery, Londres, 1862).jpg|thumb|''[[Music in the Tuileries]]'', 1862]]
In 1862, Manet exhibited ''Music in the Tuileries'' (probably painted in 1860),{{sfn|King|2006}}{{sfn|Courthion|1984|p=50}} one of his first masterpieces. With its portrayal of a crowd of subjects at the [[Tuileries Garden|Jardin des Tuileries]], the painting shows the outdoor leisure of contemporary Paris, which would be a lifelong subject of Manet's.{{sfn|Brombert|1996|pp=101-103}} Among the figures in the gardens are the poet [[Charles Baudelaire]], the musician [[Jacques Offenbach]], and others of Manet's family and friends, including a self-portrait of the artist.{{sfn|Courthion|1984|p=50}}

''Music in the Tuileries'' received substantial critical and public attention, most of it negative.{{sfn|King|2006}} In the words of one Manet biographer, "it is difficult for us to imagine the kind of fury ''Music in the Tuileries'' provoked when it was exhibited".{{sfn|Brombert|1996|p=103}} By portraying Manet's social circle instead of classical heroes, historical icons, or gods, the painting could be interpreted as challenging the value of those subjects or as an attempt to elevate his contemporaries to the same level.{{sfn|Brombert|1996|pp=103-104}} The public, accustomed to the finely detailed brushwork of historical painters such as [[Ernest Meissonier]], thought Manet's thick brushstrokes looked crude and unfinished. Angered by the subject matter and technique, several visitors even threatened to destroy the painting.{{sfn|King|2006}}{{sfn|Brombert|1996|p=130}} One of Manet's idols, [[Eugène Delacroix]], was one of the painting's few defenders.{{sfn|King|2006}} Despite the largely negative reaction, the controversy made Manet a well-known name in Paris.{{sfn|Brombert|1996|p=130}}