Tag Archives: Edouard Manet

Jeanne Duval, the Naughty Flower

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Art for Housewives

Born in Haiti, Jeanne Duval moved to Paris in her early 20s. Dark and exotic, she work in theaters and cabarets and fascinated men with her raw sexuality. For awhile Jeanne was lovers with the photographer Nadar. But it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings & Paintings, THE DIARY OF LUZ CORRAZZINI | Tagged Baudelaire, Black Venus, Books, Courbet, Edouard Manet, energy vampires, Jeanne Duval, Les Fleurs du Mal, The Painter’s Studio, vampires | Leave a comment

The Gaze of Victorine Meurent

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Art for Housewives

The woman in the painting was looking at her. Luz was at the Musée d’Orsay in front of Manet’s Le Dejeuner sur herbe. The woman in question was sitting on the grass totally naked next to two men fully clothed. … Continue reading →