Julie Manet
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Julie Manet was a French painter and art collector.
Born in Paris, Julie Manet was the daughter and only child of artist Berthe Morisot
and Eugene Manet, younger brother of painter Édouard Manet
. Throughout her life Julie posed frequently for her mother and other Impressionist artists, including Renoir
and her uncle Édouard.
Her diary, published in English as Growing up with the Impressionists, provides insights into the lives of French painters including Renoir
, Degas, Monet, and Sisley
, as well as the Dreyfus Affair
and the state visit of Tsar Nicholas II in 1896.
In May 1900 Julie married Ernest Rouart, artist and grandson of the painter Henri Rouart. The wedding, which took place in Passy
, was a double ceremony in which Julie's cousin Jeannie Gobillard married Paul Valéry
.
Born in Paris, Julie Manet was the daughter and only child of artist Berthe Morisot
Berthe Morisot
Berthe Morisot was a painter and a member of the circle of painters in Paris who became known as the Impressionists. She was described by Gustave Geffroy in 1894 as one of "les trois grandes dames" of Impressionism alongside Marie Bracquemond and Mary Cassatt.In 1864, she exhibited for the first...
and Eugene Manet, younger brother of painter Édouard Manet
Édouard Manet
Édouard Manet was a French painter. One of the first 19th-century artists to approach modern-life subjects, he was a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism....
. Throughout her life Julie posed frequently for her mother and other Impressionist artists, including Renoir
Renoir
-People with the surname Renoir :* Pierre-Auguste Renoir , French painter* Pierre Renoir , French actor and son of Pierre-Auguste Renoir* Jean Renoir , French film director and son of Pierre-Auguste Renoir...
and her uncle Édouard.
Her diary, published in English as Growing up with the Impressionists, provides insights into the lives of French painters including Renoir
Renoir
-People with the surname Renoir :* Pierre-Auguste Renoir , French painter* Pierre Renoir , French actor and son of Pierre-Auguste Renoir* Jean Renoir , French film director and son of Pierre-Auguste Renoir...
, Degas, Monet, and Sisley
Alfred Sisley
Alfred Sisley was an Impressionist landscape painter who was born and spent most of his life, in France, but retained British citizenship. He was the most consistent of the Impressionists in his dedication to painting landscape en plein air...
, as well as the Dreyfus Affair
Dreyfus Affair
The Dreyfus affair was a political scandal that divided France in the 1890s and the early 1900s. It involved the conviction for treason in November 1894 of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a young French artillery officer of Alsatian Jewish descent...
and the state visit of Tsar Nicholas II in 1896.
In May 1900 Julie married Ernest Rouart, artist and grandson of the painter Henri Rouart. The wedding, which took place in Passy
Passy
Passy is an area of Paris, France, located in the XVIe arrondissement, on the Right Bank. It is traditionally home to many of the city's wealthiest residents.Passy was formerly a commune...
, was a double ceremony in which Julie's cousin Jeannie Gobillard married Paul Valéry
Paul Valéry
Ambroise-Paul-Toussaint-Jules Valéry was a French poet, essayist, and philosopher. His interests were sufficiently broad that he can be classified as a polymath...
.