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The judgment of Paris, the revolutionary decade that gave the world Impressionism, Ross King

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-435) and index

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The judgment of Paris

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Ross King

the revolutionary decade that gave the world Impressionism

Chronicles the origins of Impressionism against the backdrop of the artistic and cultural events of the nineteenth century as exemplified in the work of two artists--Ernest Meissonier and Edouard Manet

Chez Meissonier -- Modern life -- The lure of perfection -- Mademoiselle V. -- Dreams of genius -- Youthful daring -- A baffling maze of canvas -- The Salon of Venus -- The tempest of fools -- Famous victories -- Young France -- Deliberations -- Room M -- Plein air -- A beastly slop -- The apostle of ugliness -- Maître Velázquez -- The jury of assassins -- Monet or Manet? -- A flash of swords -- Marvels, wonders and miracles -- Funeral for a friend -- Maneuvers -- A salon of newcomers -- Au bord de la mer -- Mademoiselle Berthe -- Flying gallops -- The wild boar of the Batignolles -- Vaulting ambitions -- The Prussian terror -- The last days of Paris -- A carnival of blood -- Days of hardship -- The apples of discord -- A ring of gold -- Pure Haarlem beer -- Beyond perfection -- The liberation of Paris -- Epilogue: finishing touches -- Political timeline