Jean-Louis-Andre- Theodore-Gericault By Ariunaa Bayraa

Gericault: Basic facts Born in 1791 in Rouen, France Painter and lithographer One of the pioneers of French Romanticism Person of passionate and flamboyant character A dandy who loved horses Died in 1824 at the age of only 33 in Paris due to spinal injuries, falling from a horse

Gericault: Stages in His Life as an Artist Paris Carle Vernet Pierre Guerin Peter Paul Rubens Influenced Eugene Delacroix Italy Michelangelo Italian Baroque England Fame brought by Raft of Medusa Shared expertise with English artists

Gericault: Works Most distinctive virtues of Gericault’s works: Macabre realism (macabre: Suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome; constituting or including a representation of death ) Drama Sense of movement

Gericault: Works Three major themes of Gericault’s works and his most famous works: Horse racing, horsemanship Example: The Charging Chasseur Macabre realism Example: Raft of Medusa Insanity Example: The Madwoman, The Kleptomaniac

Charging Chasseur 1812; Paris, Louvre

Raft of Medusa 1819; Paris, Louvre

The Madwoman 1822, Lyons, Musee des Beaux-Arts

The Kleptomaniac 1824; Kunsten, Museum Van Schoone

Sources Consulted Wikipedia Oxford Reference Online Encyclopedia Britannica

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