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The picture exhibition at the Salon: Looking at Manet's 'Olympia'

Description

Abstract:
This plate depicts a scene at the Salon of 1865. Manet's painting 'Olympia'is represented in the background on the right of the plate. The man in the foreground is wearing a black suit with a starched collar and a blue vest, as well as a top hat. The woman in the foreground wears a wide, flounced dress with a wide crinoline that extends behind her. She is also wearing a violet fitted coat and a yellow bonnet tied under the chin with a ribbon. Abstract sources: Boucher, François. 20,000 Years of Fashion. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1967. Ruppert, Jacques. Le Costume Français. Paris: Flammarion, 1996.

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No Copyright - United States
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

"The picture exhibition at the Salon: Looking at Manet's 'Olympia' " (1898). Paris: Capital of the 19th Century. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:86446/

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Collection:

  • Paris: Capital of the 19th Century

    The project, "Paris, Capital of the 19th century," initiated by the French Studies and Comparative Literature Departments of Brown University, provides a window into the cultural, political and social context of 19th century Parisian culture.

    It offers online access to …

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