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Despair and Cannibalism on the Raft of the Medusa.
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Title
Despair
and
Cannibalism
on the
Raft
of the
Medusa
.
Creator
Gericault, Theodore (French painter and draftsman, 1791-1824)
Date
1818
Cultural Context
French
European
Western European
Style/Period
Romantic (modern European styles )
Theme
Drawings (visual works)
Gouaches (paintings)
Studies (visual works)
Scenes (depictions)
Shipwrecks
Disasters
Storms
Deaths
Suffering
Seas
Bodies of water
Rafts
Watercraft
Sails
Masts
Figures (representations)
Figurative art
Men (male humans)
Seamen
Soldiers
Military personnel
Adults
Nudes (representations)
Nudity
Sitting
Kneeling
Standing
Gesture
Front views
Three-quarter views
Oblique views
Profiles (figures)
Back views
Barrels (containers)
Containers (receptacles)
Subject
Drawings
Pencil works
Pen works
Gouaches
Studies (Visual works)
Shipwrecks
Disasters
Storms
Despair
Death
Cannibalism
Eating & drinking
Seas
Bodies of water
Rafts
Vessels
Vessel components
Men
Sailors
Soldiers
Military personnel
People associated with military activities
Castaways
Disaster victims
Victims
Dead persons
Adults
Nudes
Muscles
Backs (Anatomy)
Sitting
Standing
Gestures
Barrels
Containers
Description
Black
pencil
,
brown
ink
,
heightened
with
white
gouache
on
beige
paper
.
Material
Pencil on paper
Pencils (drawing and writing equipment)
Pens (drawing and writing)
Paper (fiber product)
Gouache (water-base paint)
Water-base paint
Watercolor (paint)
Paint
Measurements
11 x 15 in (28 x 38 cm)
Technique
Drawing (image-making)
Heightening
Work Type
Drawings
Pencil works
Pen works
Gouaches
Studies (Visual works)
Repository
Private collection
Source
Eisenman, Stephen F. Nineteenth Century Art: A Critical History. 3rd ed. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2007. (fig. 2.21, p.69)
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
1155-08.jpg
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