Secondary characters in this painting include a black cat to the right and a black servant giving flowers to the title figure.
This painting was displayed along with a poem by Zacharie Astruc that describes the title figure awakening when "tired of dreaming." Art historian Beth Brombert claims that this painting showed its artist's "contempt for the public" and that the central figure has, unlike in similar works, full control over her body. A (*) "modern" version of this painting was made by Paul Cezanne. Secondary characters in this painting include a black cat to the right and a black servant giving flowers to the title figure. Based on Venus of Urbino, the title nude of this painting reclines on a bed looking directly at the viewer. For 10 points, name this scandalous painting of a prostitute by Edouard Manet.
This painting was displayed along with a poem by Zacharie Astruc that describes the title figure awakening when "tired of dreaming."
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