Paris celebrates prostitution - a major exhibit at Musee d'Orsay

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http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/sep/19/musee-orsay-prostitution-paris-exhibition-splendour-and-misery?CMP=share_btn_fb

 

Even if you have no plans to visit Paris, take a moment to read this article. It describes the rise of prostitution in a period of rapid urbanization - Paris in the second half of the 19th century. Artists at the time were fascinated with the 'cocottes' and the 'courtisanes'. A most interesting article!