| Monomaniac of Envy | |
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| Artist | Théodore Géricault |
| Year | 1822 |
| Type | Oil painting |
| Dimensions | 72.1 cm × 58.5 cm (28.4 in × 23.0 in) |
| Location | Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon, Lyon |
Monomaniac of Envy (Monomane de l’envie),[1]: 4 also known by the name of Hyena of Salpêtrière,[2] Portrait of a Woman Suffering from Obsessive Envy,[2] and Manic Envy,[3] is an oil-on-canvas painting by the French Romantic artist Théodore Géricault. Painted as part of his series of ten portraits on the mentally ill, it is one of only five known to survive today.[3] It is currently housed in the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon, France.[2]
- ^ Snell, Robert (2017). Portraits of the Insane: Théodore Géricault and the Subject of Psychotherapy. London: Karnac Books. ISBN 978-1-78220-247-9.
- ^ a b c "Portrait of a Woman Suffering from Obsessive Envy, also known as The Hyena of the Salpêtrière". Musée des Beaux Arts de Lyon.
- ^ a b "Gericault, [Géricault] (Jean-Louis-André-)Théodore". Grove Art Online. 2003. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t031509.