A Comparison of Two Pictures

            Although left and right picture are describing same the themes, there are quite a few differences. The left picture is James Tissot's work. The right picture is Manet's work. The compositions of a picture are quite similar. There are four people taking a picnic in the woods. However, in Manet's picture actually receives a quite big controversy, but James Tissot's picture is not. Why are they so different?


One difference is color. James Tissot's picture is brightly colored. Manet's picture is darker than James Tissot's. For example, Manet's tree is brown. James Tissot's tree is green. Second difference is perspective. James Tissot's picture has space and depth, whereas Manet's picture does not show the sense of space. Manet uses the not clear way. There are causes around which the audience cannot see clearly, their positions to each other. I am unable around the resolution to relate. The third difference is manufacture age. James Tissot's picture is completed in 1870, and Manet's picture is completed in 1863.

The final difference is clothing. They are putting on the magnificent clothes in James Tissot's picture. In the Manet's work, the female is naked, but the male is dressed like gentleman. This is not permitted in the 19th century's society. The middle class emerges in the Industrial Revolution’s influence. The middle class starts to have ability to purchase the art work. Moreover, the Industrial Revolution brings the influence, that the labor opposites the middle class, so the middle class don’t like the artistic work which leads a life of comfort.

All in all, there are differences between the James Tissot's work and Manet's work, and their work actually faces the different destiny in the art history.