Paris, 1862. A young girl in a threadbare dress and green boots, hungry for experience, meets the mysterious and wealthy artist douard Manet. The encounter will change her--and the art world--forever. At seventeen, Victorine Meurent abandons her old life to become immersed in the Parisian society of dance halls and caf s, meeting writers and artists like Baudelaire and Alfred Stevens. As Manet's model, Victorine explores a world of new possibilities...