# Girodet's Farewell to His Studio

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MENJAUD, Alexandre](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/menjaud-alexandre-r49f1800899ed50>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 70 x 54 cm

## Commentary

This picture is a posthumous tribute to the painter Girodet de Roucy-Trioson, inspired a legend. It represents the scene when, a few days before his death, Girodet, supported by his housekeeper, says goodbye to his workshop.

## Related artworks

- [François I and La Belle Ferronière](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/menjaud-alexandre-r49f1800899ed50/franois-i-and-la-belle-ferronire-rc8f3f513bc3f54>)

## Attribution

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