PARIS --- She was a courtesan who relied on financial support from rich men --- but preferred the company of women--- and died with a reputation as an honorable patroness of orphans. These are some of the biographical details unearthed by a French scholar who says he has identified the model for a famous 19th century nude painting by artist Gustave Courbet. Constance Queniaux was 34-year-old in 1866 when the French master painted "L'Origine du monde" (The Origin of the World), French literature expert Claude Schopp said this week. The painting depicts a naked woman lying on her back with her legs spread and her face hidden by a rumpled sheet. The focus of the piece is her genit...
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