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Théodore Géricault
(26th Sep, 1791 - 26th Jan, 1824)
Scène de cannibalisme sur le radeau de la Méduse
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Michel Urtado
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Keywords:
cannibalism
raft
storm
corpse
sea
nude (male)
shipwreck
group
barrel
naked group of people
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About the artwork
Title:
Scène de cannibalisme sur le radeau de la Méduse
Periods:
19th century
contemporary period from 1789 until 1914
XIXth century
Techniques:
dessin au crayon noir
white highlights
watercolour
wash with brown
beige paper
Inventory number:
RF53032-recto
Detail:
Vers 1818-1819
Location:
musée du Louvre
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
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
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.
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