Art-111-802
The academic tradition of Manet’s time was structured with regulations, designed by art schools to control the way an artist depicts his or her details through artwork. With Manet’s, “Olympia” and “Luncheon on the Grass,” Manet’s seems to be an artistic rebel in his academic time frame. In each painting he used nude women similar to nude women in academic art but controversially used them in a different light, such as a young prostitute or a naked model undressed in front of two fully dressed men. Academic tradition and Manet’s “Olympia” and “Luncheon on the Grass,” are not considered a well-executed work for academic tradition. Manet’s “Olympia,” differs from traditional paintings by size, color, and brushstrokes,