Art Activists in Paris have defaced Gustave Courbet’s “The Origin of the World” (1866). The painting was at the centre of controversy yesterday at the Centre Pompidou-Metz.
7 May 2024
The woman who posed for Gustave Courbet’s L’Origine du Monde, one of the most controversial and provocative works of art ever painted has been identified. The canvas depicts a woman’s genitalia and torso and for many years was banned from public display, as it was deemed obscene.
25 September 2018
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13 February 2016
An art enthusiast may have found the answer to a 150 year old art mystery. The Origin of the World,… Read More
22 February 2013
