File:France-003341B - Raft of the Medusa (16237617902).jpg

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The Raft of the Medusa is an oil painting of 1818–1819 by Théodore Géricault (1791–1824). It depicts a moment from the aftermath of the wreck of the French naval frigate Méduse, which ran aground off the coast of today's Mauritania on July 5, 1816. At least 147 people were set adrift on a hurriedly constructed raft; all but 15 died in the 13 days before their rescue, and those who survived endured starvation and dehydration and practiced cannibalism.

The event fascinated the young artist, 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. His efforts took him to morgues and hospitals where he could view, first-hand, the colour and texture of the flesh of the dying and dead.
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Théodore Géricault  (1791–1824)  wikidata:Q184212 q:it:Théodore Géricault
 
Théodore Géricault
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Jean Louis Théodore Géricault
Description French painter, graphic artist, sculptor, lithographer, architectural draftsperson and drawer
Date of birth/death 26 September 1791 Edit this at Wikidata 26 January 1824 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Rouen Paris
Work period 1810 Edit this at Wikidata–1824 Edit this at Wikidata
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Paris, England
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Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada
Camera location48° 51′ 52.97″ N, 2° 19′ 54.65″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by archer10 (Dennis) at https://www.flickr.com/photos/22490717@N02/16237617902. It was reviewed on 8 February 2015 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

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