Spirit of the Dead Watching
Spirit of the Dead Watching is a painting by Paul Gauguin depicting a young adolescent Tahitian girl, called Teha’amana, lying nude on a bed and glancing sideways. The artwork explores themes of dualism, fear, colonialism, spirituality, exoticism, and art.
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Olympia is a painting by Édouard Manet depicting a nude female gazing directly at the viewer with unapologetic self-possession in a lying position. The artwork reimagines the traditional reclining nude through a modern and confrontational lens. Olympia explores themes like femininity and sexuality by challenging 19th-century ideas.
