Museo d'Orsay, 1 rue de la Légion d'Honneur, 75007 Paris, France, +33 (0)1 40 49 48 14 Olympia Con Olympia, Manet reinventa il tema tradizionale del nudo femminile per mezzo di una pittura schietta e scevra da compromessi. With Olympia, Manet reworked the traditional theme of the female nude, using a strong, uncompromising technique. Title: Olympia Creator: Edouard Manet (1832-1883), Paris, musée d'Orsay Date Created: 19th Century Physical Dimensions: 130,5 x 190 cm Original Language: Français Type: Painting Original Source: Paris, musée d'Orsay The Reading (Édouard Manet - Musée d'Orsay) (3 F) V Lola de Valence (Édouard Manet - Musée d'Orsay) (8 F) Media in category "Paintings by Édouard Manet in the Musée d'Orsay" The following 62 files are in this category, out of 62 total. Con Olympia, Manet reinventa il tema tradizionale del nudo femminile per mezzo di una pittura schietta e scevra da compromessi.Il soggetto così come il linguaggio pittorico spiegano lo scandalo che l'opera suscitò al Salon del 1865. Read and learn for free about the following article: Édouard Manet, Olympia If you're behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains *.kastatic.org and *.kasandbox.org are … Both the subject matter and its depiction explain the scandal caused by this painting at the 1865 Salon. Lorsque l'Olympia affronta pour la première fois l'opinion au Salon de 1865, il y eut contre elle un déchaînement de clameurs hostiles. The Olympia painting is now held at the Musée d'Orsay, Paris where it is displayed at it's impressive original size of 130.5 by 190 centimetres (51 x 74.8 in). However, he was not interested in mirroring polite parlor conversations and middle class promenades in the Bois de Boulogne (Paris’ Central Park). Édouard Manet brought to Realism his curiosity about social mores. Dans une pièce aux couleurs plutôt sombres, on aperçoit au premier plan Une jeune femme allongée sur un divan drapé. Ce tableau conservé au Musée d'Orsay peut être vu comme une oeuvre fondatrice de la modernité en peinture. Both the subject matter and its depiction explain the scandal caused by this painting at the 1865 Salon. Other articles where Olympia is discussed: Édouard Manet: Mature life and works: …Salon of 1865, his painting Olympia, created two years earlier, caused a scandal. She unashamedly reveals her body and defies the viewer's gaze. This time the jury was more lenient because fewer academicians were among its members. Peinte en 1863, l'œuvre fut exposée pour la première fois (sous le numéro 1428) au Salon de 1865, qui se tint du 1er mai au 20 juin, au Palais de l'Industrie, sur les Champs-Élysées.