The Origin of the World
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The Origin of the World is an 1866 realist oil painting by Gustave Courbet that provocatively depicts a close-up view of a woman's genitals, challenging 19th-century artistic and social conventions.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ realist painting ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | 19th-century French art ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
eroticism
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female body ⓘ origin of life ⓘ provocation ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| catalogCode |
Musée d'Orsay
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surface form:
Musée d’Orsay RF 1995-3
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| collection |
Musée d'Orsay
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surface form:
Musée d’Orsay
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| collectionType | public museum collection ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Gustave Courbet ⓘ |
| creatorGender | male ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| depicts |
abdomen of a woman
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female genitals ⓘ female nude ⓘ pubic hair ⓘ thighs of a woman ⓘ |
| genre | Realism ⓘ |
| hasCensorshipHistory | true ⓘ |
| hasCommissioner | Khalil-Bey ⓘ |
| hasDepictionAngle | close-up view ⓘ |
| hasOnlineCensorshipIncidents | true ⓘ |
| hasReference | often discussed in art history literature ⓘ |
| inception | 1866 ⓘ |
| influenced |
discussions of artistic freedom
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feminist art criticism ⓘ later debates on pornography and art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| location |
Musée d'Orsay
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surface form:
Musée d’Orsay
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| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Realism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenge to 19th-century artistic conventions
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challenge to 19th-century social conventions ⓘ controversial subject matter ⓘ explicit depiction of female genitals ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | L’Origine du monde ⓘ |
| paintingTechnique | realist technique ⓘ |
| previousOwner |
Jacques Lacan
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Khalil-Bey ⓘ Sylvia Bataille ⓘ |
| subjectGender | female ⓘ |
| title | The Origin of the World self-link ⓘ |
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