FILE: 01_Luncheon on the Grass_Manet.jpg

TITLE: PAINTING - Luncheon on the Grass - IMPRESSIONISM

DESCRIPTION: MANET. FATHER OF IMPRESSIONISM because others followed his lead. Wealthy. Subject is naked lady with dressed people = she's of questionable moral/social standing. Portrayal shocking at the time. Victorians didn't approve. Georgione did nudes w landscapes & dressed people only his nudes were classical. Painting style is done in dabs. He cared about LIGHT ON OBJECTS. Impressionists were rejected by mainstream salons of the time. Formed separate salon: Salon de Refuse.