L'Origine du monde is a picture painted in oil on canvas by the French painter Gustave Courbet in 1866. It is a close-up view of the vulva and abdomen of a naked woman, lying on a bed with legs spread. Gustave Courbet, 1866 — painted at 47. Canvas and oil paint. 46 × 55 cm. In the Musée d'Orsay. French Realism. Wiki link