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Re: Manet's Olympia

From: Maggie White (mwhiteaz)
Date: Sat Jan 29 2000 - 21:32:52 PST

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    Vita23 wrote:

    > I did. Why were the older nudes by Titian and Gorgione OK and not considered
    > shocking by their societies? Some of them were in almost the same pose. I
    > did enjoy the show. Vita
    >

    I believe it's because Manet's portrayal of a mythological figure utilized as a
    model a notorious lady of the evening of his time. Her gaze is not coy like
    Titian's Venus but more direct, almost challenging the viewer to be shocked.
    His Dejeuner sur L'herbe was shocking because it showed not mythological figures,
    but ordinary contemporary Parisians. I guess the audience could deal with nude
    gods and goddesses, but not nudity in people who could be their neighbors.

    Maggie 

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