Édouard Manet

French painter and printmaker

Édouard Manet was a French painter and printmaker who is widely regarded as one of the founders of modern art. Born in Paris in 1832, Manet studied art at the École des Beaux-Arts and later at the Académie Suisse. He is known for his bold and innovative style, which rejected the traditional academic conventions of the time. Manet's work had a profound influence on the development of modern art, and he is still celebr...