- Shock of the Nude: Manet's Olympia
Reviews the controversy surrounding the masterpiece by the artist who explored the role of being a provocateur.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/cultureshock/beyond/manet.html
- NCAW: The Puzzle of Olympia
Comprehensive exploration of the symbolism, influences, and importance of the oil painting made by Edouard Manet in 1863.
www.19thc-artworldwide.org/spring_04/articles/floy.html
- WebMuseum: Edouard Manet's Olympia
Summarizes the history of the oil painting that intentionally translates an Old Master theme, the reclining nude of Giorgione and Titian, into Parisian terms.
www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/manet/olympia
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