Olympia

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Title

Olympia

Description

Olympia is explicitly a prostitute; the orchid in her hair, her black neck ribbon and the black cat at her bed are all implicit symbols of her status

Creator

Edouard Manet

Publisher

Musée d'Orsay

Date

1865

Contributor

Rhea Ganguli

Format

Oil Paint

Citation

Edouard Manet, “Olympia,” Enlightenmens, accessed March 22, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/582.

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