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The Romans in their Decadence
Painting by Thomas Couture / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Romans in their Decadence (French: Les Romains de la décadence, also translated as Romans During the Decadence or Romans in the Decadence of the Empire) is a painting by the French artist Thomas Couture, depicting the Roman decadence. It debuted as the most highly acclaimed work of the Paris Salon of 1847, a year before the 1848 Revolution which toppled the July Monarchy.[1] Reminiscent of the style of Raphael, it is typical of the French 'classic' style between 1850 and 1900 today analyzed within the wider current of academic art.
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It now belongs to the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.[2] It was etched by Edmond Hédouin (1820–1889).