This painting, which reflects the Parisian vogue for Spanish art and culture during the Second Empire, won Manet his first popular and critical success in his debut at the Salon of 1861. Though the picture was admired for its realistic detail, Manet did not disguise the fact that it was composed in a studio using a model and props. The left-handed singer holds a guitar strung for a right-handed player, and his fingering suggests that he was unfamiliar with the instrument. His outfit was fashioned from costumes that Manet kept on hand; several accessories reappear in paintings in this gallery.
Lin Manuel Miranda, like Keanu Reeves, is apparently an ageless vampire
I thought he’d get compared to David Mitchell when i posted it lol.
I feel really dumb but I guess I didn’t realize there were modern-looking shoes (look like athletic shoes) all the way back then… it’s not that long ago, but it’s a really long time ago, too, so…
I have a very different view of the people who built my house (1880), now… idk what I thought everyone wore, I guess more like dark colored dress shoes or boots?
Haha. Ig I’ll post van Gogh’s painting of shoes for you then lol.
If the crowd liked your guitar playing, Spaniards at the time would remove the onion from their belt (as was the fashion) and throw it on stage. It’s nice to see Manet’s attention to detail on the custom.
