Theodore Gericault‚ The raft of the Medusa The raft of the Medusa by Theodore Gericault exemplifies political influence showcasing the struggle and crisis happening in France. The political climate of France in the 1820’s was tumultuous causing an eventuality of Gericault’s work of art. His work demonstrated romantic art in its consummation. (Willard WSJ) As a painter he wielded crucial influence on the ontogenesis of Romantic art in France. Géricault was a keen and an avid horse rider whose melodramatic
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The Raft of the Medusa is a Romantic painting by Théodore Géricault from the early 19th century. Géricault was a French artist and lithographer who had a short but influential career. The Raft of the Medusa‚ arguably his most famous work‚ was first exhibited in the Salon of 1819 and proved controversial at the time as whilst it adhered to aesthetic standards of fine art but focused on an event from contemporary history rather than an interpretation of an Ancient Greek or Roman tale. The painting
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The Raft of the Medusa In 1819‚ the French painter‚ Theodore Gerricault‚ created a sensation in Parisian art circles and high-society when he unveiled a huge and impressive canvas entitled "Scene of Shipwreck." Not only is the painting gigantic (16 ft high and almost 24 ft wide)‚ but is also quietly horrifying. A group men on crowded fat are making an attempt to get a faraway ship to notice them. Survival looks almost impossible‚ and but the desperate situation does not even begin to suggest
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romanticism and political inspire painting. A large painting or life-size painting that describe a situation from consequence in ruined of the shore in the coast of today’s Mairitania on 1816. This painting interpret the situation of the people that build a raft and died. The survivors resist and experience hunger and thirsty ‚ bit by bit deliver their life from their death. They fight for each other even they are companions and comrades ‚ the weakest will die . The structure of the painting build up into
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The Raft of the Medusa was the beginning of a new era for art called “Romanticism”. Today it is in a museum in Musee Du Lourve‚ Paris. To better understand this analysis I’m going to start from the beginning and give you the backstory. On July 2‚1816 The Medusa was being sailed by an incompetent captain whom had been appointed by the King of France. This captain also had a reputation for being quite ignorant according to many historians. His ignorance and lack of experience eventually led to the
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Raft of the Medusa Theodore Gericault‚Raft of the Medusa‚ 1818-1819 [oil on canvas]491X716cm The Raft of the Medusa was created by Theodore Gericault in the years 1818 and 1819 during the French Romantic period. This oil painting‚ which stands at a massive 491x716cm‚ was created to capture the tragedy of the Medusa.This essay discusses what the Raft of the Medusa was‚ the reasons behind why Theodore Gericault made this painting and the political impacts it had at the time it was made. The ‘Medusa’
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painting portrays the awful conditions on a raft occupied by shipwrecked passengers of the ship Medusa. This painting is dark and gloomy mostly by the colors that have been chosen to portray the scene appropriately. Gericault was known for making political statements in regards to the French government. Gericault used this painting to show the problems of social stratification and the discrimination during this time. According to history the crew of the Medusa along with some of the passengers were considered
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Formal Analysis Theodore Géricault’s breathtaking composition‚ The Raft of the Medusa‚ is extraordinary: exhibiting an intensity that sets it apart from all other works to date. Upon viewing this piece‚ it becomes immediately apparent that there is a tense struggle being depicted by Géricault. When one lays their eyes on this piece‚ they are guided along a fading beam of light shining upon the raft‚ from the bottom left of the painting to the top right. This guide‚ of sorts‚ occurs naturally
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Formal Analysis Paper: The Raft of the Medusa Around the age of 27 Theodore Gericault painted his masterpiece about the Raft of the Medusa‚ which was in the early nineteenth century or roughly around the year 1818-1819. He was a French painter and this portrait became a major influence on French Romanticism. This idea of romanticism was a school of thought‚ in which it focused more of a remote and exotic point in time and place. Gericault’s influence was by the likes of Michelangelo and
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The Raft of the Medusa was an oil painting with Gericault’s interpretation of what happened when a French naval ship Medusa was wrecked and survivors were forced onto a raft. The painting shows the dead bodies that were used as food for the surviving group. It also seems like this is the point when they are calling out to another ship to
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