 Manet - Olympia (1863) | 18 of 77 |  Back1617181920Next | | | | | | | | | Edouard Manet 1832 - 83 French Realist/Impressionist Painter One of the 1st 19th century artists to approach modern-life subjects, his art bridged the gap between realism and impressionism. Olympia a nude portrayed in a style reminiscent of the early studio photographs, was based on Titian's Venus of Urbino (1538). The painting was seen as controversial partly because the nude is wearing small items of clothing such as an orchid in her hair, a bracelet, a ribbon around her neck and mule slippers |
|
