The Artist in His Room at the Villa Medici, Rome
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
unframed: 44.5 × 37 cm · framed: 58 × 51 × 7.5 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Accession Number
1978.51
Tags
male
About this artwork
Léon Cogniet was one of many artists who traveled from across Europe to Rome during the early 19th century, drawing upon the city’s ancient past and its surrounding landscape for inspiration. In this formally composed scene, the artist stands within his studio, its walls bare and colorless in contrast to the dramatic light cast through his open window.