manet rue mosnier flags Dimensions (inches):53 x 65" Painting The Harlequin's Carnival

Painting The Harlequin's Carnival

in a countryside setting

In her arms she holds a white ermine

achieving a perfect execution of vibrant colors applied with different brushes

intense colors

manet rue mosnier flags Dimensions (inches):53 x 65" Painting The Harlequin's CarnivalThe work depicts the landscape the painter himself saw from his apartment on June 30, 1878, a day that had recently been declared a national holiday under the name of "Day of Peace." A period of prosperity followed after tumultuous times in French society. Behind lay the bloody Franco Prussian War and the division of Paris, which had devastated France less than a decade ago. The characters in the painting, rich and poor, and the street adorned with