Basic outline, 1st draft:

Introduction:

-prostitution and prostitution in the arts an immense presence.
-statements about female sexuality and misogyny at this time
-appropriate art vs. in appropriate art
-Manet’s Dejuner sur l’herbe, Nana, et Olympia. Why the problems?
His early masterworks, Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe, Nana, and Olympia, engendered great controversy and served as rallying points for the young painters who would create Impressionism. Today, these are considered watershed paintings that mark the genesis of modern art.

Prostitution in 19th century parisian life:

-Origins, numbers, practice.
-examples in artwork

Acceptable art work:

-“Scholarly pieces”: Titian’s Venus, etc.

Dejuner’ sur l’herbe, 1863:

-description
-controversy
-analysis

Olympia, 1865:

-description
-controversy
-analysis

Nana, 1877:

-description
-controversy
-analysis

On Manet:

Conclusion: