Olympia

Olympia

Édouard Manet · 1863

Musée d'Orsay

Paris, France

About this painting

At the 1865 Salon, outraged viewers reportedly tried to attack the canvas with umbrellas, scandalized by its unidealized nude staring directly back at them.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

130 × 190 cm (51.2 × 74.8 in)

Painted at

Paris, France

Current location

Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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