Manet and the Execution of Maximilian Visit the online exhibition Special Exhibitions Gallery, third floor Manet and the Execution of Maximilian unites several of these works for the first time in the United States, with selected additional works that examine the evolution from one painting to the next, which was fuelled by a steady stream of written and graphic accounts of the event. The exhibition is accompanied by education programs and a fully illustrated catalogue. Purchase the
exhibition catalogue
Major support for the exhibition is provided by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. The publication is made possible by the Nancy Lee and Perry Bass Publications Endowment Fund. Additional funding is provided by David Teiger, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky, and the Mex-Am Cultural Foundation, Inc. Edouard Manet. The Execution of Emperor Maximilian. 1868–69. Oil on canvas, 99 3⁄16 x 118 7⁄8" (252 x 302 cm). Kunsthalle, Mannheim. Photo: Kunsthalle Mannheim, Margita Wickenhäuser | |
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