May 11
Atala at the Tomb
Artist: Anne-Louis Girodet (French, 1767–1824)
Date: 1813
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Description
The Burial of Atala or The Funeral of Atala (French: Atala au tombeau), depicts a scene from Francois-René de Chateaubriand's novel, Atala, written in 1801. Inspired by this tragic love story, Girodet captures its dramatic tone by combining both Neoclassical and Romantic elements while emphasizing the sensuality of Atala’s death.
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