Cleveland Museum of Art
The Artist in His Room at the Villa Medici, Rome
Léon Cogniet (French, 1794–1880) · 1817
In 1817, Léon Cogniet won the Prix de Rome for history painting, allowing him to live and work in the city for five years. The helmet, shield, and swords seen at left refer to the expectation that Cogniet would produce a history painting each year to send back to Paris for review.
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