Execution of Emperor Maximilian

Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte
Munich, Germany

Édouard Manet's "The Execution of Emperor Maximilian" depicts the execution by firing squad of Maximilian I, the Austrian archduke who was installed as Emperor of Mexico by Napoleon III during the French intervention in Mexico. Painted in 1868-69, the work captures the stark reality of the event and the brutality of the political situation. Manet's style is characterized by its realism and loose brushwork, typical of early Impressionism, though Manet never fully embraced the movement.

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Maximilian I of Mexico Oil paint

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