The Romans of the Decadence

Thomas Couture, 1847, Musée d’Orsay

‘The Romans of the Decadence’ is a work by Thomas Couture (France, 1815–1879). It is dated 1847. It is part of the collection Musée d’Orsay. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.

It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 472 × 772 cm. The work belongs to the genres history painting and allegory. The things depicted include banquet, ancient history, alcohol intoxication, and lust.

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