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It seems relivent to connect this to the
Avant-garde movement as well as it was such a debated piece. Any complaints? --
Toric
High class prostitute?
The article says she is a high class prostitute, but is that so? Many believe her to be for and of the lower class. See for example Eisenman's 19th Century Art (London, Thames & Hudson, 2002. Page 287).
I suppose many courtesans were of lower-class extraction, but the surroundings, the oriental shawl, pearl earrings, orchid etc. all denote luxury. This, and the fact that she has a maid, is consistent with her status of high class prostitute.
Karl Stas20:49, 2 April 2006 (UTC)reply
Salon?
Just clarifying that his work was displayed (and caused controversey) when displayed at the Paris Salon, not the Exhibiton of Rejects? I remember reading that someone organised an annex to the true Salon. Just wondering. —Preceding
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124.189.69.15 (
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23:26, 10 August 2010 (UTC)reply
Olympia is an
oil painting on canvas by
Édouard Manet which was completed in 1863 and measures 130.5 by 190 centimetres (51 x 74.8 in). Olympia caused controversy when first exhibited at the 1865
Paris Salon, owing to the subject's confrontational glare and adornment with details identifying her as a prostitute. The nation of France acquired the painting in 1890 after a public subscription organized by
Claude Monet. The painting is now on display at the
Musée d'Orsay, Paris.Painting:
Édouard Manet; edit:
Crisco 1492
The editor has never seen the picture and yet felt entitled to edit the colours. This
[1] blog gives a good impression of its true appearance. All the editor has done here is transfer it into Adobe Photoshop and up its warmth some 30% or so. The result is simply horrible. What a joke.
Coat of Many Colours (
talk)
04:19, 23 June 2014 (UTC)reply