Romance and Rebellion From: USA Today | Date: January 1, 2007| Author: Anonymous | Copyright Society for Advancement of Education Jan 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

The most expressive and wild-tempered artist of his generation, Girodet was commissioned by some of the biggest names in France, and gave free rein to his imagination in executing an impressive array of brilliant paintings.

IN LATE 1784, 17-year-old Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy entered Jacques-Louis David's studio, which included the most gifted and ambitious young artists of the time. It ruled the artistic life of Paris. Between 1780-97, Jean-Germain Drouais, Francois-Xavier Fabre, Fr...

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