4. Four different points of view when looking at A Bar at the Folies-Bergère are Formalism, Iconography, Psychoanalysis, Marxism. Formalism is looking at the work of art and perceiving the elements of art such as color, shape, line and texture. An example of formalism in this is that Manet adds depth to the painting by making the relative size of the people smaller as they get further back into the bar. Iconography is looking at a work of art and trying to interpret the meaning of it. For example, when Manet painted the painting, he was nearing death and this was a bar he frequently visited. So the mysterious man in the painting could be himself at his favorite place for one last time. Also many people state that Manet associated oranges with
