Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Triosson
Study for Racine's 'Phaedra', Act IV, Scene II
About this artwork
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artist:Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Triosson (1767 - 1824) French
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title:Study for Racine's 'Phaedra', Act IV, Scene II
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date created:About 1801
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materials:Pencil on paper
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measurements:26.00 x 34.30 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1995
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accession number:D 5397
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Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Triosson
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Triosson
Girodet had a difficult and at times unpleasant personality, although he was one of the most talented and individual of all Jacques-Louis David’s major pupils. He entered David’s studio in 1784, winning the Prix de Rome in 1789. He left for Rome in 1790, where he began to move away from the strict...
