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Olympia by Susie Maguire
4 Extra Debut. The story of Manet鈥檚 painting 鈥極lympia鈥� as seen through the eyes of the artist鈥檚 black cat. Read by Anton Lesser.
Susie Maguire's short story based on Edouard Manet鈥檚 鈥極lympia鈥�.
It's told through the eyes of the black cat seen at the foot of the bed on which the model, Victorine Meurent, poses naked for the artist in 1863.
Read by Anton Lesser.
A collection of short stories in which a famous painting, or a character within the painting, tells their tale.
Producer: Julia Butt
First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in December 2001.
Last on
Sun 11 Dec 2022
03:45
大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
Broadcasts
- Sat 10 Dec 2022 08:45大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
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- Sat 10 Dec 2022 19:45大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 11 Dec 2022 03:45大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra