![What Makes 'Olympia' So Astoundingly Modern? Here Are 3 Things That Help Unlock Manet's Enigmatic Canvas What Makes 'Olympia' So Astoundingly Modern? Here Are 3 Things That Help Unlock Manet's Enigmatic Canvas](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2023/09/Edouard-Manet-Study-of-Olympia-1863.jpg)
What Makes 'Olympia' So Astoundingly Modern? Here Are 3 Things That Help Unlock Manet's Enigmatic Canvas
Olympia, from the book l'Histoire d'Edouard Manet et de son oeuvre (The History of Edouard Manet and his Work) by Théodore Duret (Paris: Floury, 1902)
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