Guest post by Drēma Drudge, author of the new novel Victorine When I first encountered Victorine Meurent, it was her as Olympia in Édouard Manet’s iconic painting, exhibited in Paris in 1865. This work scandalized both the public and the art community with its depiction of a defiant nude presumed to be a sex worker. As my professor turned … Continue reading Victorine Meurent, More than a Model