Olympia (large plate)
January–May 1867
Medium
Etching on blue laid paper, third and final state
Dimensions
plate: 6 5/8 x 9 7/16in. (16.8 x 24cm) image: 5 3/16 x 7 1/4in. (13.2 x 18.4cm) sheet: 9 9/16 x 14 9/16in. (24.3 x 37cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.76.20
Tags
About the Artist
Edouard Manet · 1832–1883
Édouard Manet (1832-1883) was a French painter who played a pivotal role in the transition from Realism to Impressionism, often called the 'Father of Modern Art.' Born into a wealthy Parisian family, Manet defied his father's wishes for a legal career to pursue painting, studying under academic artist Thomas Couture. His revolutionary works 'Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe' and 'Olympia' (both 1863) scand...