Théodore Géricault - Art History Discovery

The Raft of Medusa, 1819

I never lose my sense of wonder in History and how in the past humanity has chronicled the moments in life that have emphasized the impact of emotions such as apprehension, terror, horror, and awe.Those emotions were expertly profiled during the Romanticism period of the 19th century in "The Raft of Medusa" by Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault.

Théodore Géricault is viewed as one of the pioneers of French Romanticism, when "The Raft of Medusa" was completed the artist was only 27. More great works were to be expected but tragically the artist passed away at the age of 32.