Edouard Manet's Olympia has an intriguing story in both its art historical context and the relationship between the main female figure, called "Olympia." The image is of a modern French prostitute. read more
Olympia (1863) Artwork description & Analysis: Representing a lower-class prostitute, Manet's Olympia confronts the bourgeois viewer with a hidden, but well-known, reality. Purposefully provocative, it shocked the viewers of the 1865 Salon. read more