In the 1860s, the female nude was a ubiquitous, academic genre in painting, and a subject ready to be
recoded. This is dramatically reflected in the contrast between Andre Cabanel’s Birth of Venus and Edouard
Manet’s Olympia. What were the key features of the genre? Using these two works as your point of departure,
address the questions concerning the nude as we have discussed them. You may cite additional examples
where relevant.