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Eduoard Manet made the painting named “Nana”. He is a French painter, who typically known for having painted controversial subjects. He was very fond of the alla prima style. The inspiration for this painting was from the book L’Assommoir by Emile Zola. The model used for the painting was a Parisian mistress named Henriette Hauser. The creation is of a young, beautiful woman standing in front of a mirror. She is not completely dressed. She is wearing a short, sleeveless bodice, a slip, silk stockings, and high – heeled shoes. Henriette is in a dressing room called a boudoir and behind her is a settee. A gentlemen caller is seated behind her in a top hat, staring at her as she is turned to face the audience. It is believed that the painting is very symbolic in its essence. Manet painted the scene in the realistic sense and precisely how he believed it happened. Nana was a term used in the 19th century for a “lady in the evening”. Due to courtesans having a negative reputation in the nineteenth century, Manet’s creations with the subject of Nana were not added to the Salon of Paris.