Thursday, June 8, 2017

Painting #A21 - The Raft of the Medusa

 The Raft of the Medusa
- Théodore Géricault (1791–1824, French)
- oil on canvas (491 × 716 cm) in 1819
- Louvre (Paris)

It depicted the aftermath of a contemporary French shipwreck, Meduse, in which the captain had left the crew and passengers to die.


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