Olympia by Edouard Manet: Controversy, Prostitution, and Racism

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Discussing controversy, prostitution, and racism associated with Edouard Manet’s Olympia

Via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vARo_z2jX5Q

Musée d'Orsay
Level 0: Room 14

"Olympia"

by Édouard Manet

Olympia: A monster of Modernity Waldelmar on: Manet's Olympia