Le Louvre ou D’Orsay?

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David (Recamier)Manet

The Louvre or Musée d’Orsay?

One of these is an impressionist painting entitled Olympia, by David Manet

The other (neo-classical) is Juliette Récamier, by Jacques-Louis David
(a recamier is also a backless couch with a high curved headrest and low footrest – Merriam-Webster)

Odalisque
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Odalisque
http://cartelfr.louvre.fr/cartelfr/visite?srv=car_not_frame&idNotice=10214

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