Olympia by Édouard Manet

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Olympia is one of the most significant works by famous French impressionist. The painting has left Museum d’Orsay only once before. Today you may see it surrounded by three consonant pieces of art: The Aphrodite of Knidos by  the ancient Greek sculptor Praxiteles of Athens, The Donna alla toeletta (Fornarina) by Giulio Romano, and The King’s Wife by Paul Gauguin. The beauty and perfection of a woman’s body, the ability to see through the space and time, the differences between standards of beauty and other subjects can be reflected on and discussed after visiting this event.