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The Artist in His Room at the Villa Medici, Rome

Léon Cogniet

Cleveland Museum of Art

A man sits on the edge of a bed in a dimly lit room, reading a book. He wears a dark jacket and pants. The bed has a white comforter and a red blanket underneath. A wooden dresser stands to the right. A window behind him is open, showing a landscape outside. A desk with papers and a shelf are to the left. A door and a wrapped object are also on the left. The room has a coffered ceiling. The walls are dark. The floor is made of stone or tile.

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740 × 900 px
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