EP 127: Paris History Avec a Hemingway (Manet's Ladies)

Manet, like most painters, had many models they worked with. Manet found women that not only sat for him but also inspired him. Berthe Morisot was a young art student that had the looks of the dark haired Spanish beauties he was obsessed with. Morisot became an accomplished artist herself and married Manet’s brother, creating a devoted family of artists. Victorine Meuret sat for him in his most scandalous and famous paintings. Naked and looking at the viewer pulling them into the world o...