Manet and Monet
Do you ever mix up ____ with similar names?
In the ____ 19th century, there were two French painters who had similar names: Manet and Monet.
One ____, Manet heard people at an exhibit.
They were praising a ____.
He thought they were ____ about him.
He felt happy, but they were actually ____ about Monet!
When Manet realized this, he got upset and ____,
“Who is this ____ whose name sounds just like mine?”
Even ____, many people still confuse Manet with Monet.
So, what are the differences ____ them?
____, the focus of their paintings is different.
Manet focused on ____.
He painted people in everyday ____.
For example, in his painting Boating, Manet painted a man and a woman on a ____.
Unlike ____, Monet liked to paint landscapes and gardens.
He enjoyed watching nature in ____ seasons and times of day.
He painted the same subject ____ times.
He created about 250 different paintings of water ____ for his series Water Lilies.
use of color
Manet and Monet also ____ in their use of color.
Manet was a ____ in the use of black.
His painting Masked Ball at the ____ is a good example.
____, in Monet’s paintings, black was not used.
Dark brown was ____ instead.
Monet also ____ a lot of light colors in his paintings.
You will see them if you look at paintings such as Waterloo Bridge, London, at ____ or Waves Breaking.
The ____ Manet and Monet sound similar, but their painting styles are very different.
Do you see ____ colors and people in the painting? It’s probably Manet.
Do ____ see light colors and gardens? It’s probably Monet.
If you remember these questions, you ____ easily tell them apart.