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Olympia

Édouard Manet, 1863

Manet confronts conventions of the reclining nude with flat light, abrupt contrasts, modern details, and the sitter's direct gaze.

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 130.5 × 190 cm
Gallery: Musée d'Orsay
Credit: Given to the French state by public subscription, 1890

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Image via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

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