I know, Illuminate.. it's just beautiful , isn't it ?
I'd never seen it before either... we should endeavour to keep it in the top 20 !
manet is another favourite of mine. I've stood in front of this picture over fifty times, just taking it all in. Sometimes it would be the only picture I would look at... get to the Musee D'Orsay just before closing. it has a presence and lighting that is not discernable at all from this photo. In real life, the woman almost seems to be still living in that picture. Look out Dorian Gray!