Ultra HD Master (5 000 × 3 884 px)
Realism / Early Impressionism
1863
The Luncheon on the Grass
Original title: Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe
Édouard Manet
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
208 cm × 264.5 cm
Date of Creation:
1863
Scan Resolution:
5 000 × 3 884 px
Archive File Size:
4.6 MB
Permanent Collection:
Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
Historical Narrative
A nude female bather sits casually alongside two fully dressed modern Parisian gentlemen in a forest clearing near Argenteuil.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"Caused an immense public scandal at the Salon des Refusés, breaking free from academic idealism and igniting the birth of modern painting."
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