15. In his essay, Painter of Modern Life (1863)
Baudelaire placed the artist-dandy at the
center of his world because he alone could
reveal the “eternal beauty and amazing
harmony of life in the capital cities”, a
beauty and harmony drawn from the
transitory and external manifestations of
urban life.
16. Guys, Two Women Wearing Blue Feathers and A Lady Walking, 1860s.
24. Daumier, Avant le Peinture, in
Charivari, 1865
(“Why the devil is that big red woman
in chemise called Olympia?”
“Perhaps it’s the name of the cat.”).
Cham (Charles Amédée de Noé),
caricature
of Olympia in Charivari, 1865.