| Coriolanus Taking Leave of His Family | |
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| Artist | Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson |
| Year | 1786 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 144.78 cm× 176.53 cm(57.00 in× 69.50 in) |
| Location | National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. |
Coriolanus Taking Leave of His Family is a 1786 history painting by the French artist Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson. [1] It depicts a scene featuring the legendary Roman general Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus departing from his grieving family, having been banished from the city. [2]
The eighteen-year old Girodet, a student of Jacques-Louis David, submitted it as his entry for that year's Prix de Rome. Although unsuccessful he was able to win the prize in 1789. [3] He moved to Rome from 1789 to 1793 to study and later became to emerge the Neoclassism used in his early works with the emerging Romantic style. [4] Today the painting is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, having been acquired in 2019. [5]
