A Modern Olympia 1874

"A Modern Olympia" (1874) by Paul Cézanne is a bold reimagining of Édouard Manet’s controversial "Olympia" (1863). Cézanne's painting, now housed in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, employs a more fragmented and stylized approach, characteristic of his later works. The scene depicts a reclining nude woman, a black servant, and a seated man, all rendered in Cézanne's signature style of flat planes of color and simplified forms. This composition, with its bold colors and unconventional perspective, exemplifies Cézanne’s contribution to the development of Post-Impressionism.