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The Execution of Emperor Maximilian is a series of paintings by Édouard Manet from 1867 to 1869, depicting the execution by firing squad of Emperor Maximilian I of the short-lived Second Mexican Empire. Manet produced three large oil paintings, a smaller oil sketch and a lithograph of the same subject.
Manet was outraged by the death of Maximilian, who was widely viewed as a victim of Napoleon III’s political ambition and incompetence, and decided the execution merited artistic treatment on an epic scale. This damaged painting is the second of four versions he painted between 1867 and 1868. He probably abandoned this version because of ...
L'éxécution de Maximilien d'Edouard Manet. Edouard Manet, 1868-1869. Huile sur toile, 252 × 305. Mannheim, Städtische Kunsthalle. Entre 1867 et 1869, Edouard Manet réalise une série de cinq compositions (présentées ensemble pour la première fois au MOMA entre novembre 2006 et janvier 2007) dépeignant l'exécution de l'empereur Maximilien du Mexique.
Edouard Manet ' The Execution of Maximilian ' about 1867-8. In Manet's painting, an execution squad composed of six Mexican soldiers is depicted in the act of shooting the first victim, General Mejía, originally shown standing to the right of Maximilian, but now lost.
The Execution of Maximilian. Edouard Manet French. 1868, published in 1884. Not on view. Napoléon III installed the Hapsburg emperor Maximilian to power in Mexico in 1864, an endeavor that quickly failed, ending with the execution of Maximilian by firing squad.
The Execution of Emperor Maximillian, 1867 by Édouard Manet. Execution of Emperor Maximilian is one of the few works in which Manet seeks a dramatic effect. The painting illustrates the climax of a well-known historical episode.
L'éxécution de Maximilien. Edouard Manet, 1867. Huile sur toile, 196 x 259.8cm. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts. Il s'agit de la première version d'une série de trois grands tableaux, d'une lithographie et d'une étude à l'huile que réalisera Manet entre 1867 et 1869, dépeignant l'exécution de l'empereur Maximilien du Mexique.
