The Marquis’ second wife was a barmaid in Montmarte until ...

Montmartre was a hub of dissolute entertainment in 19th Century Paris, home of the Moulin Rouge and the Chat Noir and the second wife's discovery there evokes Manet's painting of a barmaid at the famous Folies Bergère . night club, Un. Bar Aux . Folies. Bergère. Manet is considered to be a forerunner of the Impressionists, a group of painters who broke the academic rules of painting and had ... ................
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