Today, I’ll be looking at “The Railway” by Édouard Manet. This enigmatic painting has fascinated viewers since its creation in 1873. Set in a rapidly modernizing Paris, the work raised loads of questions (and critics’ hackles.)
We’ll find answers to some of the mysteries and (just like in “The Mill” episode) discover something I’d never seen before!
Here’s a photo of the egg-and-dart molding around the frame I mention. You can see why it would be hard to describe!
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas
youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is Claude Debussy’s “Cello Sonata – III. Finale – Anime” performed by Paul Pitman and Bang-Eun Lee
https://musopen.org/music/4516-cello-sonata/
The Railway
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.43624.html#relatedpages
Slow Art Day
http://www.slowartday.com
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