Focus on this artwork and explain the Manet's influences.
Manet's Mademoiselle V. in the Costume of an Espada is the product of a combination of influences. The scene in the background is reminiscent of Spanish artist Francisco Goya's series of prints known as the Tauromaquia. Manet borrowed several elements from Goya's elements with little modification. The mounted picador on the horse is copied directly from plate 5 of the Tauromaquia, which is also referenced in the group of toreros and the bull. Manet departed from Goya in positioning Victorine Meurent and in updating the picador with contemporary attire.Meurent as the female bullfighter is more closely modeled after the Italian artist Marcantonio Raimondi's set of engravings with allegories of Virtue, specifically the figures of Temperance and Justice. The pose of Temperance resembles Meurent's stance, whereas the position of the sword in Justice is similar to that of Manet's painting.
Victorine Meurent Marcantonio Raimondi Tauromaquia