Mademoiselle V. . . in the Costume of an Espada, 1862, Oil on canvas, 65 x 50 1/4 in. (165.1 x 127.6 cm), Paintings, Édouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris), Manet depicted model Victorine Meurent (1844–1928) in the guise of a male espada, or matador, borrowing her pose from a Renaissance print. Victorine’s shoes are unsuitable for bullfighting, and the pink cape that she flourishes is the wrong hue, but she carries off her role with panache
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Mademoiselle V, Costume, Espada, 1862, Oil, canvas, 65 x 50 1/4, 165.1 127.6 cm, Paintings, Édouard Manet, French, Paris, 1832–1883, Manet depicted, model, Victorine, Meurent, 1844–1928, guise, male espada, matador, borrowing, pose, Renaissance print, shoes, unsuitable, bullfighting, pink cape, flourishes, wrong hue, carries off, role, panache
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