Artwork details · 2026-01-18

Olympia

by Édouard Manet · 1863

Olympia by Édouard Manet

Artist

Édouard Manet was a France painter associated with the Impressionism movement.

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Artwork

Olympia is an 1863 oil painting by Édouard Manet, depicting a nude white woman ("Olympia") lying on a bed being attended to by a black maid. The French government acquired the painting in 1890 after a public subscription organized by Claude Monet. The painting is now in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

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Artist
Édouard Manet
Year
1863
Movement
Impressionism
Country
France
Location
musée d'Orsay