The french viewing public were greatly horrified by manet's olympia not only because of the portrayal of a naked prostitute as a work of art but also due to which of the following?
a) her look of coyness.
b) her look of pleasure.
c) her look of cool indifference and shamelessness.
d) her look of embarassment.

c) her look of cool indifference and shamelessness.

Explanation:

  Édouard Manet considered Olympia to be the best of his production, although it was one of his works that received the harshest criticism and humiliation when first exposed at the 1865 Salon. neither deserves nor censure. ”

   What shocked the audience was the direct sensuality of the subject: In French literature, Olympia was a name that commonly defined prostitutes, and the model's erotic props and ornaments, as well as her sassy look, left no doubt as to her profession.

    Manet's painting shows a naked woman reclining on a bed, wearing only a black ribbon around her neck, a gold bracelet on her wrist, Louis XV slippers on her feet, and a silk flower in her hair - all symbols of wealth and sensuality. . At the foot of the bed is a black cat, while a black woman brings her a bunch of flowers.

    The model for the painting was Victorine Meurent, one of his favorite models.

   The most striking feature of painting - what defines it as a revolutionary work of art - is the totally modern context. Since Olympia is no classic goddess or mythological nymph on the pages of Ovid - Olympia is a 19th-century Parisian prostitution. Even more shocking is the look on her face. She looks at the viewer with a direct, almost confrontational look, as if putting the viewer in the role of her client.

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