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ThisextremelypopularexhibitionattheRoyalAcademyofArtswasthefirsteverretrospectivedevotedtotheportraitureofEdouardManet.Spanningthisenigmaticand,attimes,controversialartist’sentirecareerManetfromtheRoyalAcademyofArts,LondonbroughttogetherworksfromacrossEurope,AsiaandtheUSA.<br/> Manet’sportraiturehasneverbeenexploredinexhibitionform,despiteitformingaroundhalfofhisartisticoutput.Hepaintedhisfamily,friendsandtheliterary,politicalandartisticfiguresoftheday,givinglifenotonlytohissubjectsbutalsotoParisiansociety.Theexhibitionconsistedofmorethan50works;includingportraitsofhismostfrequentsitter,hiswifeSuzanneLeenhoff,luminariesoftheperiod;AntoninProust,ÉmileZolaandStéphaneMallarmé,alongwithscenesfromeverydayliferevealingManet’sforward-thinking,modernapproachtoportraiture.<br/> Thefilmrevealedexclusivebehind-the-scenesmomentsoftheexhibition’spreparation,whichnormallygounseenbythepublic,andinterwoveadetailed,superblycraftedbiographyofManetand19thcenturyParis.HostTimMarlowandspecialguestslookedatthecraftofoneoftheall-timegreatartists,the‘fatherofmodernart’.