The model for this painting Victorine Meurent became an accomplished painter in her own right.  
The model for this painting Victorine Meurent became an accomplished painter in her own right.  Rather than idealizing the subject to connote modesty as is customary, its artist depicted it in harsh light and quick strokes, scandalizing the 1865 Salon where it was displayed. The subject wears an orchid in her hair, a bracelet, and pearl earrings all symbols of wealth and sensuality.  At the subject's foot the artist depicts a black cat symbolizing prostitution while above a black servant holds flowers.  Based upon Titian's Venus of Urbino, name this painting by Edouard Manet depicting a nude woman lying unabashedly on a couch.
The model for this painting Victorine Meurent became an accomplished painter in her own right.  
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