The Raft of the Medusa
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The Raft of the Medusa – originally titled Scène de Naufrage – is an oil painting of 1818–1819 by the French Romantic painter and lithographer Théodore Géricault. Completed when the artist was 27, the
Plan of the Medusa's raft at the moment of its crew's rescue
Detail from the lower left corner of the canvas showing two dying figures
Detail of the crew member waving his handkerchief to draw the ship's attention
Salon of 1819
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The Salon of 1819 was an art exhibition held at the Louvre in Paris between 25 August and 30 September 1819. It was the largest Salon to be staged since the fall of Napoleon. It took place during the
Portrait of Zoé Jacqueline Duvidal de Montferrier by Julie Hugo
Domenichino by Julie Charpentier
Pygmalion and Galatea by Girodet