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Victorine Louise Meurent (1844-1927) was a French painter and a famous model for painters. Although she is now best known as the favorite model of Édouard Manet, she also was an artist in her own right, who exhibited repeatedly at the prestigious Paris Salon. In 1876 her paintings were selected for inclusion at the juried exhibition, when Manet's work was not. Born into a family of artisans (Victorine's father was a patinator of bronzes, while her mother was a milliner), Meurent started... full article at wikipedia

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Created by Metaweb Oct 23, 2006
Last edited by gardening_bot Apr 11, 2008

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