Who painted “Anne-Louis Girodet - Pygmalion & Galatée”?

“Anne-Louis Girodet - Pygmalion & Galatée” was painted by Anne-Louis Girodet in 1819. Where to see it: Louvre.

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Neoclassicism: Rococo before it is playful and pastel; Romanticism, its contemporary rival, prefers loose brushwork, rich colour and strong emotion.

Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, also known as Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson or simply Girodet (29 January 1767 – 9 December 1824), was a French painter and pupil of Jacques-Louis David, who participated in the early Romantic movement by including elements of eroticism in his paintings. Wikipedia

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