\paperw4095 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 Shown at the 1865 Salon, this painting caused a great scandal because of the realism of the nude and the subjectÆs everyday and contemporar
y setting, which deprived the image of any possible allegorical or mythological justification. However, the work was greatly appreciated by the writer Emile Zola. It was purchased by the State in 1890.