The Raft of the Medusa | Théodore Géricault | 1819 17th Century as well as the intricate

as well as the intricate patterns and textures

completed in 1872

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painted outdoors

A sailor pulls another out of the water and

The Raft of the Medusa | Théodore Géricault | 1819 17th Century as well as the intricateGricault chose to depict this event in order to launch his career with a large scale uncommissioned work on a subject that had already generated great public interest. The event fascinated him, and before he began work on the final painting, he undertook extensive research and produced many preparatory sketches. He interviewed two of the survivors and constructed a detailed scale model of the raft. He visited hospitals and morgues where he could view,