Manet's painting, Le Dejuener Sur L'herbe (the luncheon - I prefer picnic - on the grass) when shown in 1863, was considered, well, not acceptable. A nude nymph with eyes cast down to show shame was one thing, but a woman looking the viewer squarely in the eye was, apparently, quite another. It was also the first time a painting showed a nude female sitting with fully clothed males. Now with that I can see a problem...
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