The Raft of the Medusa (French: ''Le Radeau de la Méduse'') is an oil painting of 1818–1819 by the French Romantic painter and lithographer Théodore Géricault (1791–1824). Completed when the artist was 27, the work has become an icon of French Romanticism. At 491 cm × 716 cm (16' 1" × 23' 6" ), it is an over-life-size painting that depicts a moment from the aftermath of the wreck of the French naval frigate Méduse, which ran aground off the coast of today's Mauritania on July 5, 1816. At least… Read more...

About the author(s)

Author:

Théodore Géricault

Also known as:

Theodore Gericault

Théodore Gericault

Jean-Louis-André-Theodore Géricault

Jean Louis André Theodore Géricault

Jean-Louis-André-Theodore Gericault

Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault

Born:

26th Sep, 1791

Dead:

26th Jan, 1824

Country:

France

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Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault (French: [ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃dʁe teodoʁ ʒeʁiko]; 26 September 1791 – 26 January 1824) was an influential French painter and lithographer, known for The Raft of the Medusa and other paintings. Although he died young, he was one of the pioneers of the Romantic movement. Read more...