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Who painted it?
Who painted “Morpheus and Iris”?
“Morpheus and Iris” was painted by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin in 1811. Where to see it: Hermitage Museum.
What to look for
Neoclassicism: Rococo before it is playful and pastel; Romanticism, its contemporary rival, prefers loose brushwork, rich colour and strong emotion.
Pierre-Narcisse, baron Guérin (13 March 1774 – 6 July 1833) was a French painter, born in Paris. Wikipedia
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More by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
- “Sappho on the Leucadian Cliff”, 1801
- “Napoleon Bonaparte Pardoning the Rebels at Cairo, 23rd October 1798”, 1808
- “The Return of Marcus Sextus”, 1799
- “Aurora and Cephalus”, 1810
- “Portrait of a young girl”, 1795
- “Andromaque et Pyrrhus”, 1813
- “Henri de la Rochejaquelein”, 1817
- “Dido and Aeneas”, 1815