Why it matters
A life-size Spanish guitarist sits on a bench playing. It was Manet's first painting accepted at the Salon, praised by Baudelaire and Théophile Gautier.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1860.
- It was shown at the Salon of 1861.
- It shows the influence of Velázquez.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Spanish Singer (CC BY-SA 4.0).
