In part , the painting was inspired by Titian 's Venus of Urbino ( c. 1538 ) , which in turn refers to Giorgione 's Sleeping Venus ( c. 1510 ) .
Manet reworked Giorgione 's The Sleeping Venus ( c. 1510 ) and Titian 's Venus of Urbino ( c. 1538 ) in creating Olympia .