The picnic that broke Paris
The confrontational gaze of Olympia
Victorine Meurent: More than a model
The birth of the avant-garde
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Master of When Manet shocked Paris with a stare
suaz The Luncheon on the Grass
She's picnicking in the nude (uh-huh!) / and staring right at you (oh yeah!)
suaz Victorine Meurent, Eugène Manet, and Ferdinand Leenhoff posed for the controversial forest picnic originally titled Le Bain
suaz The conservative Paris Salon only accepted classical styles and idealized mythological paintings.
Salon des Refusés: More than 7,000 visitors attended the opening day of the Salon des Refusés in 1863, mostly to laugh at Édouard Manet's picnic painting.
An occasion when a packed meal is eaten outdoors, especially in a scenic countryside setting. In 1863, Édouard Manet shocked Parisian society by painting a nude woman picnicking with clothed men.
What was the original French title of Édouard Manet's painting 'Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe' when he first submitted it?
Which real-life Parisian forest served as the setting for Manet's scandalous picnic painting?
Which powerful French institution controlled the annual Paris Salon and set the standards for acceptable art?
Under the rules of the 19th-century Paris Salon, which subject made a female nude acceptable to display?
Approximately how many artworks did the strict Salon jury reject in 1863, leading to the alternative exhibition?
Which French ruler established the Salon des Refusés in 1863 to display rejected artworks?
Which Renaissance master's design did Manet copy for the poses of the three main figures in his picnic painting?