| Style | Romanticism |
| Lived | September 26, 1791 - January 26, 1824 ( 19th century ) |
| Nationality | France |
| Biography |
Théodore Géricault Biography |
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Théodore Géricault's most famous painting is without a doubt the enormous 'The Raft of the Medusa'. Other well known paintings bby Géricault are 'Officer of the Imperial Guard', 'Horse Races in Rome', 'The Wreck' and 'The Madman'.
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| Quote | "With the brush we merely tint, while the imagination alone produces colour."
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Théodore Géricault's 'The Raft of the Medusa' first made his appearance at the 1819 Salon in Paris, and although it received the gold medal it was also honoured with a big controversy. In 1816 the frigate Medusa crashed and left 150 passengers alone on the shipwreck. When the raft was found two weeks later, only 15 people had survived. The case was silenced by the government, and when, a year later, it became public knowledge, it caused rage and criticism of governmental negligence and corruption.
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