The Artist in His Room at the Villa Medici, Rome
Léon Cogniet (French, 1794–1880) · 1817

The Artist in His Room at the Villa Medici, Rome

Léon Cogniet (French, 1794–1880)

The Artist in His Room at the Villa Medici, Rome

1817

Léon Cogniet's 'The Artist's Room at the Villa Medici in Rome' (1817) is a self-portrait-interior painted by the French painter during his Prix de Rome years. The austere monk-like room, the paintbox, and a canvas in progress compose a precise record of student life at the French Academy in Rome. Oil on canvas, Cleveland Museum of Art.

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