| L'Origine du monde | |
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| Artist | Gustave Courbet |
| Year | 1866 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 46 cm × 55 cm (18 in × 22 in) |
| Location | Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
L'Origine du monde ("The Origin of the World") 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.