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Edouard Manet - The monk at prayer 1865 The monk at prayer |
Eva Gonzalès 1849 – 1883. French painter known for her depictions of contemporary Parisian life and an aesthetic that reflects the strong influence of her mentor, Édouard Manet. ArtsViewer.com |
From Museum of Fine Arts, Boston:
Manet was a great admirer of seventeenth-century Spanish painting. This work may have been inspired by Zurbarán’s “Kneeling Monk,” which Manet could have seen at the Louvre. He was also much impressed by the masterful handling of dark and light tones in the work of Velázquez.