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Sketch for “The Revolt at Cairo”
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Throughout the 1800s and into the 1900s, prints, paintings, and photographs, like Louis Haghe’s <em>Egypt and Nubia</em> series, brought back by artists who voyaged to Egypt, inspired American and European artists, architects, and designers to emulate ancient Egyptian motifs and styles. Egyptomania blossomed through the 1800s and can be seen in architecture around cities like Washington, DC, and in the interiors of aristocratic homes, as well as in funerary monuments, such as in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. Looking back at these creations provides an interesting historical groundwork for debating who has the right to interpret Egyptian motifs and styles.
| Artist / Maker | Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1809 |
| Culture / Origin | France, 19th century |
| Medium | oil on paper, mounted on paper and canvas |
| Dimensions | Framed: 25 x 33 x 6.5 cm (9 13/16 x 13 x 2 9/16 in.); Unframed: 15.2 x 23.3 cm (6 x 9 3/16 in.) |
| Department | Modern European Painting and Sculpture |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
On the advice of his architecture instructor Étienne-Louis Boullée (1728-1799), Girodet enrolled in the atelier of David (q.v.) in 1783 to study painting, working alongside other young artists like Gros (q.v.) and Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Wicar (1762-1834) who were also taught in David's neoclassical style. Girodet's early works display the influence of David in the linear and sculptural quality of his figures. After three consecutive years of competing for the Prix de Rome, he finally won at his fourth effort in 1789.… Full biography →
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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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