References to Art History
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Works that visually reference a specific work of art or artist. Rather than explicitly sample a pre-existing work, as with appropriation, these works alter or distort their quotations, most often taken from icons of the Western canon. A classic example is Édouard Manet's reference in his Olympia (1863) to Titian's Venus of Urbino (1538).
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Appropriation, Engaged with European Old Masters, Spaces of the Art World, Popular Culture, Sculpture-Based Photography, Figures of the Art World, School of London, Contemporary Photography, Contemporary Feminist, Highly Detailed
