Théodore Géricault (1791–1824)
Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault was a painter and lithographer from France. He is one of the founders of Romanticism, an art movement that was further developed by Eugene Delacroix. While Géricault received some formal training, he was largely self-educated. He got his inspiration from Michelangelo, Gros, and especially Rubens. He was a specialist in painting horses.
Blogs about Works of Géricault
The Raft of the Medusa (1818-1819)
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