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Manet: Portraying Life

5.020131h 31mMovieDocumentary

Manet’s portraits are rarely afforded such close attention as they are given in this exquisitely crafted and insightful film presented by art expert Tim Marlow. Manet’s portraiture comprised about half his work, giving life on canvas to

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Cast · Directed by Ben Harding

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Manet: Portraying Life — streaming FAQ

Which OTT platform streams Manet: Portraying Life?

Manet: Portraying Life is streaming on Kanopy in United States. It's not currently on Netflix.

Is Manet: Portraying Life on Netflix?

No, Manet: Portraying Life is not on Netflix in United States as of September 2026. It's currently on Kanopy.

Is Manet: Portraying Life on Amazon Prime Video?

No, Manet: Portraying Life isn't on Amazon Prime Video in United States right now. It's on Kanopy instead.

Where can I watch Manet: Portraying Life for free?

Manet: Portraying Life is available to stream free (with ads) on Kanopy in United States.

Is there a sequel to Manet: Portraying Life?

Yes — Manet: Portraying Life is followed by Munch 150 (2013) in the Exhibition on Screen Collection.

Is there a prequel to Manet: Portraying Life?

Yes — Leonardo: From the National Gallery, London (2012) comes before Manet: Portraying Life in the Exhibition on Screen Collection.

Is Manet: Portraying Life part of a trilogy?

No — Manet: Portraying Life is part of the Exhibition on Screen Collection, which has 39 films.

How many movies are in the Exhibition on Screen Collection?

There are 39 films in the Exhibition on Screen Collection: Leonardo: From the National Gallery, London (2012), Manet: Portraying Life (2013), Munch 150 (2013), Vermeer and Music (2013), Matisse (2014), Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis (2015), Vincent Van Gogh: A New Way of Seeing (2015), The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them (2015), Goya: Visions of Flesh and Blood (2016), Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse (2016), Renoir: Reviled and Revered (2016), The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch (2016), I, Claude Monet (2017), The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism (2017), Michelangelo: Love and Death (2017), Canaletto & the Art of Venice (2017), David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts (2017), Cézanne: Portraits of a Life (2018), Degas: Passion for Perfection (2018), Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (2018), Young Picasso (2019), Van Gogh & Japan (2019), Leonardo: The Works (2019), Lucian Freud: A Self Portrait (2019), Easter in Art (2020), Frida Kahlo (2020), Sunflowers (2021), Raphael Revealed (2021), The Danish Collector: Delacroix to Gauguin (2021), Pissarro: Father of Impressionism (2022), Hopper: An American Love Story (2022), Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman (2023), Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition (2023), Tokyo Stories (2023), Klimt & The Kiss (2023), John Singer Sargent: Fashion and Swagger (2024), My National Gallery, London (2024), Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers (2024) and Dawn of Impressionism: Paris 1874 (2025).