Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (or ''de Roucy''), also known as Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson or simply Girodet (29 January 17679 December 1824),Long, George. (1851) ''The Supplement to the Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge'', C. Knight. was a French

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and pupil of

Jacques-Louis David Jacques-Louis David (; 30 August 1748 – 29 December 1825) was a French painter in the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era. In the 1780s, his cerebral brand of history painting marked a change in ...

, who participated in the early

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by including elements of eroticism in his paintings. Girodet is remembered for his precise and clear style and for his paintings of members of the Napoleonic family.

Early career

Girodet was born at

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. Both of his parents died when he was a young adult. The care of his inheritance and education fell to his guardian, a prominent physician named Benoît-François Trioson, "''médecin-de-mesdames''", who later adopted him. The two men remained close throughout their lives and Girodet took the surname Trioson in 1812. In school he first studied architecture and pursued a military career.Polet, Jean-Claude. (1992) ''Patrimoine littéraire européen'', De Boeck Université. 730 pages. . He changed to the study of painting under a teacher named Luquin and then entered the school of

. At the age of 22 he successfully competed for the

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with a painting of the ''Story of Joseph and his Brethren''. From 1789 to 1793 he lived in Italy and while in

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he painted his ''Hippocrate refusant les presents d'Artaxerxes'' and ''Endymion-dormant'' (now in the

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), a work which gained him great acclaim at the Salon of 1793 and secured his reputation as a leading painter in the French school. Une Scène de Déluge Girodet

Once he returned to France, Girodet painted many portraits, including some of members of the Bonaparte family. In 1806, in competition with the ''Sabines'' of David, he exhibited his '' Scène de déluge'' (Louvre), which was awarded the decennial prize. In 1808 he produced the ''Reddition de Vienne'' and ''Atala au tombeau'', a work which won immense popularity, by its fortunate choice of subject –

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's novel '' Atala'', first published in 1801 – and its remarkable departure from the theatricality of Girodet's usual manner. He would return to his theatrical style in ''La Révolte du Caire'' (1810).

Later life

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Girodet was a member of the Academy of Painting and of the

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, a knight of the

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, and officer of the

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. Among his pupils were Hyacinthe Aubry-Lecomte,

Augustin Van den Berghe the Younger Charles-Auguste van den Berghe (1798–1853), was a French painter. He was born in Beauvais as the son of Augustin van den Berghe and became the pupil of Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson.François Edouard Bertin François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, Kin ...

, Angélique Bouillet,

Alexandre-Marie Colin Alexandre-Marie Colin (1798-1875) was a French painter of historical and genre subjects. Biography Colin was born in Paris in 1798. He was a pupil of Girodet and close friend of Eugène Delacroix, Achille Devéria, and others. He and Delacro ...

Marie Philippe Coupin de la Couperie Marie-Philippe Coupin de la Couperie (1773, Sèvres - 1851, Versailles) was a French painter of the Troubadour style. He was a friend of the painter Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson. Among his patrons were Joséphine de Beauharnais, who b ...

Henri Decaisne Henri Decaisne (27 January 1799 – 17 October 1852) was a Belgian historical and portrait painter. Biography Decaisne was born at Brussels in 1799. As early as 1814 he began to study painting under François, and in 1818 upon the advice of Davi ...

, Paul-Emile Destouches,

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, Savinien Edme Dubourjal, Joseph Ferdinand Lancrenon, Antonin Marie Moine, Jean Jacques François Monanteuil,

Henry Bonaventure Monnier Henry-Bonaventure Monnier (7 June 1799 in Paris – 3 January 1877) was a French playwright, caricaturist and actor. Life After studying at the Lycée Bonaparte, he frequented the workshops of Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson and Antoine-Jean G ...

, Rosalie Renaudin, Johann Heinrich Richter, François Edme Ricois,

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, and Philippe Jacques Van Brée. In his forties his powers began to fail, and his habit of working at night and other excesses weakened his constitution. In the Salon of 1812 he exhibited only a ''Tête de Vierge''; in 1819 ''Pygmalion et Galatée'' showed a further decline of strength. In 1824, the year in which he produced his portraits of Cathelineau and Bonchamps, Girodet died on December 9 in Paris. At a sale of his effects after his death, some of his drawings realized enormous prices.

Posthumously published work

Girodet produced a vast quantity of illustrations, amongst which may be cited those for the Didot editions of the works of

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(1798) and

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(1801–1805). Fifty-four of his designs for the works of the ancient Greek poet

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were engraved by M. Châtillon. Girodet used much of his time on literary composition. His poem ''Le Peintre'' (rather a string of commonplaces), together with poor imitations of classical poets, and essays on ''Le Génie'' and ''La Grâce'', were published posthumously in 1829, with a biographical notice by his friend Coupin de la Couperie. Delecluze, in his ''Louis David et son temps'', has also a brief life of Girodet. ''Girodet: Romantic Rebel'' at the

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(2006) was the first retrospective in the United States devoted to the works of Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson. The exhibition assembled more than 100 seminal works (about 60 paintings and 40 drawings) that demonstrated the artist's range as a painter as well as a draftsman.

Analysis of the works

Girodet was trained in the neoclassical style of his teacher,

, seen in his treatment of the male nude body and his reference to models from the

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and

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. However, he also deviated from this style in several ways. The peculiarities which mark Girodet's position as the herald of the

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are already evident in his ''Sleep of Endymion'' (1791, also called ''Effet de lune'' or "effect of the Moon"). Although the subject matter and pose are inspired by classical precedents, Girodet's diffuse lighting is more theatrical and atmospheric. The androgynous depiction of the sleeping shepherd Endymion is also noteworthy. These early romantic effects were even more notable in his ''Ossian'', exhibited in 1802. Girodet portrayed recently killed Napoleonic soldiers being welcomed into

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by the fictional bard Ossian. The painting is striking for its inclusion of phosphorescent meteors, vaporous luminosity, and spectral protagonists. The same coupling of classic and romantic elements marks Girodet's ''Danae'' (1799) and his ''Quatre Saisons,'' executed for the king of Spain (repeated for Compiègne), and shows itself to a ludicrous extent in his ''Fingal'' ( Leuchtenberg collection, St. Petersburg), executed for

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in 1802. Girodet can be seen here combining aspects of his classical training and traditional education with new literary trends, popular scientific spectacles, and a consummate interest in the strange and the bizarre. In this way his work announces the rise of a romantic aesthetic which prizes individuality, expression, and imagination over an adherence to classical academic precedents.

Gallery

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in Paris), 1796,

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and

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et Galatée'', 1819,

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File:Girodet - Docteur Trioson montargis.jpg, ''Portrait du Docteur Trioson donnant une leçon de géographie à son fils'', undated, Musée Girodet,

File:Anne-Louis Girodet De Roucy-Trioson - Portrait of Joachim Murat - WGA09511.jpg, ''Portrait of

Joachim Murat Joachim Murat ( , also , ; it, Gioacchino Murati; 25 March 1767 – 13 October 1815) was a French military commander and statesman who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. Under the French Empire he received the ...

'' (?), Hermitage Museum

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Art Renewal Center The Art Renewal Center (ARC) is a non-profit, educational organization, which hosts an online museum dedicated to realist art. The ARC was founded by New Jersey businessman, author, and art collector Fred Ross. Particular emphasis is given to ...

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Three portraits by Girodet
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Works of Girodet at http://www.the-athenaeum.org
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