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Olympia (1867)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Olympia 1867 Etching Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Manet‘s model, Victorine Meurent, was herself a successful painter who showed her work at Paris‘s salon. When Edouard Manet’s painting Olympia was exhibited in Paris in 1865, it was met by…

Femmes d’Alger dans leur appartement (1834)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Femmes d’Alger dans leur appartement (Women of Algiers in their Apartment) 1834 Oil on canvas, 180 × 229 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Compare: Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Femmes d’Alger dans leur intérieur 1849 Musée Fabre, Montpellier     Copies: Fantin-Latour,…

Patio porteño en 1850 (c.1860)

Pueyrredón, Prilidiano (1823-1870) Patio porteño en 1850 (Courtyard in Buenos Aires in 1850) c.1860 Oil on copper, 30.2 x 43 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires See also: • Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Olympia (1863)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Olympia 1863 Oil on canvas, 130.5 x 191 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris When Edouard Manet’s painting Olympia was exhibited in Paris in 1865, it was met by the critics and general public with jeers, laughter, criticism, and distain. Manet had depicted his model, Victorine…

Jeune femme aux pivoines (1870)

Bazille, Frédéric (1841-1870) Jeune femme aux pivoines (Young Woman with Peonies) 1870 Oil on canvas, 60.3 x 75.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Holding a bunch of peonies in one hand, a woman with brown skin leans forward, toward us from…