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Theodore Gericault
French Romantic Painter, 1791-1824
was a profoundly influential French artist, painter and lithographer, known for The Raft of the Medusa and other paintings. Although he died young, he became one of the pioneers of the Romantic movement. Born in Rouen, France, Gericault was educated in the tradition of English sporting art by Carle Vernet and classical figure composition by Pierre-Narcisse Guerin, a rigorous classicist who disapproved of his student's impulsive temperament, but recognized his talent.[1] Gericault soon left the classroom, choosing to study at the Louvre instead, where he copied from paintings by Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, Diego Velezquez, and Rembrandt for about six years, from 1810 to 1815.
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Painting ID:: 25942
The Cleptomaniac (mk45)
c.1822/23
Oil on canvas
61x51cm
Ghent,Musee des Beaux-arts
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Painting ID:: 30312
The Raft of the Medusa
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1819
Dramatic struggle for survival
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Painting ID:: 30313
Details of The Raft of the Medusa
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Abandoned to the mercy of the Atlantic
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Painting ID:: 30314
Details of The Raft of the Medusa
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The survival of the fittest
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Painting ID:: 30315
Details of The Raft of the Medusa
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Hope on a distant horizon
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Theodore Gericault
French Romantic Painter, 1791-1824
was a profoundly influential French artist, painter and lithographer, known for The Raft of the Medusa and other paintings. Although he died young, he became one of the pioneers of the Romantic movement. Born in Rouen, France, Gericault was educated in the tradition of English sporting art by Carle Vernet and classical figure composition by Pierre-Narcisse Guerin, a rigorous classicist who disapproved of his student's impulsive temperament, but recognized his talent.[1] Gericault soon left the classroom, choosing to study at the Louvre instead, where he copied from paintings by Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, Diego Velezquez, and Rembrandt for about six years, from 1810 to 1815.
. Related Artists to Theodore Gericault: | Ludolf Backhuysen | Andrea del Sarto | Jean Greuze | Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich | Braccesco, Carlo di |
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