Olympia is an iconic painting by Édouard Manet, a significant work associated with the Realism art movement. Created in 1863, it depicts a reclining nude woman, identified as a courtesan, confidently staring directly at the viewer. Olympia's confrontational gaze and her status as a sex worker challenged traditional artistic conventions and societal norms of the time. The painting caused controversy due to its subject matter and the unapologetic depiction of a woman in a position of power. Olympia is considered a seminal work of Realism as it defied idealized portrayals and instead offered a raw and unflinching representation of the realities of the contemporary world.