As Berger explains, these images of society show the specific likeness of the individuals who commissioned the piece. They also show specific objects that would communicate the accomplishments and fortune of the individuals to whomever saw the painting. Yet the paintings, being so staged, also seem very impersonal.
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Edouard Manet
The Dead Christ and the Angels
1864
Oil on canvas
70 5/8 x 59 in.
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