Manet and the Execution of Maximilian - Paperback Book Valentine Critics and writers have described

Critics and writers have described her work as “sinister” and “appalling” as well as “revelatory

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Manet and the Execution of Maximilian - Paperback Book Valentine Critics and writers have describedBy John Elderfield On June 19, 1867, Emperor Maximilian of Mexicoa Hapsburg who had been installed by Napoleon III of Francewas executed at the hands of a resurgent Mexican army. His death sent shock waves across Europe, kindling an inferno of speculation and reportage in the Paris press. Edouard Manet, fascinated by accounts of the execution, made three large paintings on the subject as well as an oil sketch and a lithograph. In this catalogue,