Manet: Portraying Life HD

Manet: Portraying Life HD
29 September 2019 - 13:00
12+

Manet: Portraying Life HD
29 September 2019 - 13:00
12+
About event
Country: UK
Year: 2013
Director: Ben Harding
Genre: exhibition film
Language: English (russian, Russian subtitles)
Duration: 94 mins
Age limit: 12+
Manet’s portraiture has never been explored in exhibition form, despite it forming around half of his artistic output. He painted his family, friends and the literary, political and artistic figures of the day, giving life not only to his subjects but also to Parisian society. The exhibition consists of more than 50 works; including portraits of his most frequent sitter, his wife Suzanne Leenhoff, luminaries of the period; Antonin Proust, Émile Zola and Stéphane Mallarmé, along with scenes from everyday life revealing Manet’s forward-thinking, modern approach to portraiture. More at www.royalacademy.org.uk
The cinema event also reveals exclusive behind-the-scenes moments of the exhibition’s preparation, which normally go unseen by the public, and interweaves a detailed, superbly crafted biography of Manet and 19th century Paris. Host Tim Marlow and special guests will look at the craft of one of the all-time great artists.

