What is MANET's masterpiece?

Goddess Entertainment Hall Bar (French: Unbar Aux Folies Bergère；; English: The little girl at the entrance of Ganden Temple in Bellevue is an oil painting on canvas created by French painter Edward Manet in 1882. He is now in the Cotto Academy of Fine Arts, University of London, UK.

This painting depicts the scene of the goddess amusement hall in a Paris nightclub. Most of the images in the painting appear in the mirror, and the scene reflected behind the waitress is a happy and festive modern life.

The crowded and energetic scene in the ballroom essentially symbolizes the nightlife in Paris at that time. But the waitress, as a real image, looked at the audience with sad and empty eyes. The painting reveals a sense of alienation and isolation, reflecting the luxurious and empty nightlife in Paris, France in the19th century.

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1882, people invented a brand-new photographic device, which can take pictures of moving objects at all times. This technology, called "continuous photography", was soon used to make textbooks, and people can use it to accurately analyze the movement process of objects. The adoption of new technology has also brought new inspiration to artists and stimulated the creation of new works.

Painter Manet consciously responded to the challenges brought by emerging photography technology to painting. Manet tried to capture a superficial glimpse of modern society through pictures, and at the same time, he created the bar of Goddess Recreation Hall without revealing any accusations and criticisms. This painting is MANET's last work. It was not until Manet's death that the official salon exhibited the work and awarded him the "Medal of Honor". ?