Officer of the Imperial Guard(1812), Rath of the "Medusa"(1818-19) and Madman(1818)
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What real life event is the "Rath of the Medusa" based on?
July, 1816, the French frigate Medusa was wrecked in a storm off the west coast of Africa. 149 passengers on a makeshift raft but only 15 had survived thirst, madness and cannibalism
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What are Eugéne Delacroix's dates?
1798-1863
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Name 3 notable works of Dealcroix's?
Dante and Virgil in hell(1821-22), Massacre at Chios (1824) and Liberty Leading the People (1830-31)
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What themes did Romanticism have?
Literary and exotic themes, challenge to Academic artistic methods
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Front
Name 3 notable works of Gericault's?
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Officer of the Imperial Guard(1812), Rath of the "Medusa"(1818-19) and Madman(1818)
Card 3
Front
What real life event is the "Rath of the Medusa" based on?
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