Salon of the National Society of Fine Arts in 1890; Jean-André Rixens (1846-1925), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

We certainly see a level of confidence in her from her seemingly unwavering gaze and comfort with her nudity.

Olympia Canvas Range

Moffitt, John F. (1994). "PROVOCATIVE FELINITY IN MANET'S 'OLYMPIA.' ". Notes in the History of Art. 14 (1): 21–31. doi: 10.1086/sou.14.1.23205579. JSTOR 23205579. S2CID 191382469– via JSTOR. It was a conservative exhibition space and event, although it was one of the grandest exhibitions held and was a reputable opportunity for anyone who exhibited. What was important about Baudelaire’s theories was his argument that modern life was “heroic” and that it held merit just as much as the subject matter explored from the Classical era. He placed value on the importance of the modern man and on the role of the painter who conveys the urban life that enlivens the Modern era through art. He also referred to the idea of the “ flâneur”, which means “stroller” or “loafer” in English, and stated that artists need to be part of and detached from the city life. We will also notice that Manet painted himself near the far left in his Music in the Tuileries. He has been described as embodying the idea of the “ flâneur”. Meyers, Jeffrey. (2004). Impressionist Quartet: The Intimate Genius of Manet and Morisot, Degas and Cassatt, p. 35; Beruete y Moret, Aureliano. (1922). Goya as portrait painter, p. 190.

TOP: Olympia (1863) by Édouard Manet; Édouard Manet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons | BOTTOM: Venus of Urbino (1538) by Titian; Titian, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. Clark, T. J. (1984). The Painting of Modern Life. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-00903-2. An ordinary assembly of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture at the Louvre (1712-1721) by Jean-Baptiste Martin; Jean-Baptiste Martin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Bernheimer, Charles (1989). "Manet's Olympia: The Figuration of Scandal". Poetics Today. 10 (2): 255–277. doi: 10.2307/1773024. JSTOR 1773024.Manet’s maid was a model named Laure who also modeled for him in his other painting titled “Children in the Tuileries Garden” (1862). Manet followed in the footsteps of painting within the Realist art style along with Gustave Courbet. Manet also inspired many new artists like Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Paul Cézanne, Alfred Sisley, and others, all of whom were part of the new Impressionism art movement. Alicia has been working for artincontext.com since 2021 as an author and art history expert. She has specialized in painting analysis and is covering most of our painting analysis. Children in the Tuileries Gardens (c. 1861-1862) by Édouard Manet; Édouard Manet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons As we mentioned in the above text this painting would have been viewed mostly by men, in the Salon, but it is equally fitting that the subject matter suggests the female is a prostitute who would have been gazed at by men and been the object of their affections and desires.