Anne-Louise Girodet de Roucy-Trioson (1767-1824). — — — Erneste Bioche de Misery 1807
Girodet was a friend of the sitter, shown here in the height of fashion. Her hairstyle and costume are inspired by ancient Roman sculpture; her white dress implies a virtuous simplicity, while being simultaneously revealing. The artist contrasts the sitter’s smooth, carefully modelled flesh with the elegant folds of the drapery and the too crisply silhouetted leaves. The overall effect is of poise, perhaps artifice, both of the sitter and the painting. Girodet was among David’s most talented pupils, and the most willful, striking out on his own path. His work is refined even mannered - and sensual.
Anne-Louise Girodet de Roucy-Trioson (1767-1824). — — — Erneste Bioche de Misery 1807
Girodet was a friend of the sitter, shown here in the height of fashion. Her hairstyle and costume are inspired by ancient Roman sculpture; her white dress implies a virtuous simplicity, while being simultaneously revealing. The artist contrasts the sitter’s smooth, carefully modelled flesh with the elegant folds of the drapery and the too crisply silhouetted leaves. The overall effect is of poise, perhaps artifice, both of the sitter and the painting. Girodet was among David’s most talented pupils, and the most willful, striking out on his own path. His work is refined even mannered - and sensual.