1798
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Invocation to the Divinities who preside over Agriculture from Virgil's "Georgics" is a 1798 by Anne-Louis Girodet, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a group of figures in a dreamy, cloud-filled scene. Some stand tall, holding tools like sickles and torches, while others sit or kneel on rocky ground. The figures look like a mix of gods and humans, with flowing hair and loose robes. One person plays a lyre, and a cherub peeks out from behind a rock. The artist packed a lot of movement into this small space—everyone seems busy, even if they’re just standing. The lines are light and quick, like a first draft for a bigger painting. If you like this style, check out Romanticism next.
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (French pronunciation: ; or de Roucy), 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…
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