To the young painters studying at the studio of Charles Gleyre, including Monet, Renoir and Pissarro, Manet was an inspirational leader.
To the young painters studying at the studio of Charles Gleyre, including Monet, Renoir and Pissarro, Manet was an inspirational leader. He represented what they hoped to achieve from their own art, fearlessly rejecting rigid academic restrictions and forging his own path.