The Artist in His Room at the Villa Medici, Rome

Léon Cogniet painted ‘The Artist in His Room at the Villa Medici, Rome’ in 1817. It’s a self-portrait. Oil on canvas. The painting shows Cogniet seated in a sparse room with classical elements. Cleveland Museum of Art.

The Villa Medici in Rome served as the French Academy. Cogniet’s time there was part of his Prix de Rome scholarship. He was 23 years old when he created this painting.

The painting’s dimensions are not listed by the museum. It remains in the Cleveland Museum of Art without further provenance details provided.

Léon Cogniet’s legacy includes teaching over a hundred students. He is known for his history and portrait paintings.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1978.51