Théodore Géricault
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Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Géricault (1791 - 1824) was a French painter, largely self-taught. He exerted a seminal influence on the development of Romantic art in France; Eugene Delacroix, was profoundly influenced by Géricault. [1]
Géricault copied paintings in the Louvre and traveled to Rome, where he discovered Michelangelo's works and the exuberance of Baroque art. [2]
Théodore Géricault had a personal predilection for drama and expressive force.
The Raft of the Medusa (1818-1819). Realism and Romanticism.
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Sailboat on the Sea, 1818 - 1819.
