Why it matters
Manet portrayed the writer Émile Zola with a reproduction of Olympia on the wall: a painting Zola considered Manet's best work. An engraving after Velázquez's Bacchus and a Japanese print of a wrestler complete the décor.
Did you know?
- It was shown at the Salon of 1868.
- A Japanese screen stands on the left.
- Zola was then known for his art criticism and the novel Thérèse Raquin.
Based on the Wikipedia article Portrait of Emile Zola (CC BY-SA 4.0).
