L'Origine: The Secret Life of the World's Most Erotic Masterpiece

L'Origine: The Secret Life of the World's Most Erotic Masterpiece by Lilianne Milgrom. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781734867008.

US SELFIES 2021 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR FIRST PLACE WINNER FOR ADULT FICTION 2021 INDIEREADER DISCOVERY AWARDS FOREWORD REVIEWS SILVER MEDAL FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2020 INDIEBRAG MEDALLION WINNER The riveting odyssey of one of the worlds most scandalous works of art.In 1866, maverick French artist Gustave Courbet painted one of the most daring images in the history of art: a sexually explicit portrait of a womans exposed genitals. Audaciously titled LOrigine du monde (The Origin of the World), the scandalous painting was kept hidden for a century and a half. Today, it hangs in the world-renowned Orsay Museum in Paris, viewed by millions of visitors a year. As the first artist authorized by the Orsay Museum to re-create Courbets The Origin of the World, author Lilianne Milgrom was thrust into the paintings intimate orbit, spending six weeks replicating every fold, crevice, and pubic hair. The experience inspired her to share her story and the paintings riveting clandestine history with readers beyond the confines of the art world. LOrigine is an entertaining and superbly researched work of historical fiction that traces the true story of the paintings unlikely tale of survival, replete with French revolutionaries, Turkish pashas, and nefarious Nazi captains. But LOrigine is more than a riveting romp through history-it also sheds light on societys complex relationship with female nudity. "A truly unique story that will leave you spellbound!""A marvelously entertaining read!""A captivating tale"