Édouard Manet

Édouard Manet, a Parisian through and through, descended from a well-to-do bourgeois family steeped in law and government. His father was a high-ranking justice official, and his mother was the goddaughter of a Swedish crown prince. This pedigree offered a stark contrast to the bohemian life he chose, which involved scandalizing society with paintings like Luncheon on the Grass and Olympia. One might say he had a knack for causing a stir, much like certain other prominent figures we've cataloged.

However, despite his groundbreaking contributions to modern art, and his general disdain for societal norms, there's not a whiff of gefilte fish about Manet's family tree. His background is solidly French, Catholic (at least culturally), and entirely Gentile. Any