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Cultural Dimensions in Art 1: The Black Servant-Girl in Manet’s Olympia

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

In 1848-1849 Edouard Manet voyaged to Rio de Janeiro on a naval training ship. He writes to his mother, describing his impressions of Rio:
After lunch I went off with my new friend to explore the town. It’s quite big, but with very small streets; for an artistically minded European it has a very special character; […]

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