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Manet's Olympia: The Weight of Paint Tuesday, March 12 From its first public showing in the Salon of 1865 to the present day, Edouard Manet’s “Olympia” has attracted a crowd. To understand the fuss, we need to think about this controversial work within the framework of Western art, within the context of mid-nineteenth century French society, in relation to the artist who created it, in light of the woman who modeled for it, as paint on canvas, and as an object winding its way through the world. That is what we will try to do.
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