Born in 1767 in Montargis, Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, received a substantial humanitarian education. After his father's death in 1784, he joined the studio of Neoclassical genius Jacques-Louis David, and at the age of eighteen he was already one of his most gifted pupils. He won the Prix de Rome in 1789 for the composition Joseph Recognized by His Brothers and went to Italy for five years. There he experienced the influence of Italian Renaissance masters Correggio and Leonardo da Vinci.
1793. Oil on canvas. 198x261 cm. Louvre, Paris, France. Read Note.
1797. Oil on canvas. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia.
c. 1800s. Oil on canvas. 59 x 46 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1810. Oil on canvas. 15.2 x 23.3 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, USA. Read Note.
c.1820. Oil on canvas. 41 x 33.5 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1808. Oil on canvas. 207 x 267 cm. Louvre, Paris, France.
Oil on canvas. 41 x 33 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
Oil on canvas. The Bowes Museum, County Durham, England. Read Note.
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