‘Music In the Tulieries’ And ‘Dance at le Moulin de la Galette’
Music in the Tuileries Garden depicts a fashionable Parisian crowd socialising in the the Tuileries garden as they enjoy the music played by a band, Manet has not included the musicians in the painting. The scene is crowded and the composition of people occupies more than half of the canvas. Manet has attempted to capture the hustle-bustle of the modern life of people living during the era. He has paid attention to each individual stressing on their different actions expressions. Music in the Tuileries also explores the clear division of how the opposite sexes are portrayed to be in terms of attitude such as the women in the blue and white are comfortably seated, calm and grounded whereas the gentlemen in black hats are active and remain standing. The colours are dull and harmonised, but yet the energy is captured in the painting through the quick brushstrokes given by Manet which is an identifiable characteristic of impressionism. Visual texture is also observed in the painting which makes the viewer feel as if they are present during this occasion. ‘Music in the Tulieries’
Dance at le Moulin de la Galette by Renoir depicts a Sunday afternoon at Moulin de la Galette in paris. In the composition we see many Parisians gathered out of which people are dancing eating and drinking, the entire painting is a sea of joyful faces, except for a man sitting on the right who seems to be in a pensive mood. Renoir through this painting wanted to depict the sheer happiness and excitement and experiences of a social gathering. Different individuals are in midst’s of their different actions Renoir is brightly coloured brushstrokes to add movement to the figures and also to better enhance their expressions, this also adds depth and shadows. The visual effect is overall very light and feathery which feels very dreamy in terms of