The Raft of the Medusa
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The Raft of the Medusa is a monumental 1818–1819 Romantic oil painting by Théodore Géricault depicting shipwrecked survivors adrift at sea, renowned for its dramatic realism and political commentary.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Romantic painting
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oil painting → painting → |
| artist |
Théodore Géricault
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| basedOn |
1816 Méduse shipwreck
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wreck of the French naval frigate Méduse → |
| city |
Paris
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| collection |
Musée du Louvre
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| completionDate |
1819
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| countryOfOrigin |
France
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| creator |
Théodore Géricault
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| criticizes |
incompetence of the French monarchy
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| depicts |
a makeshift raft
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hope of rescue → people adrift at sea → shipwreck survivors → suffering and desperation → the aftermath of a shipwreck → the wreck of the French frigate Méduse → |
| exhibitionHistory |
Salon of 1819
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| firstPresentedAt |
Paris Salon of 1819
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| genre |
Romanticism
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| hasInfluenced |
19th-century French painting
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later Romantic artists → |
| hasPart |
corpses in the foreground
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figure waving a cloth toward a distant ship → pyramidal composition of figures → stormy sea and sky → |
| height |
approximately 491 cm
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| historicalContext |
Bourbon Restoration in France
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| inception |
1818
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| inspiredBy |
political scandal surrounding the Méduse
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| languageOfWork |
visual art
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| location |
Louvre Museum
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| materialUsed |
canvas
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oil paint → |
| medium |
oil on canvas
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| movement |
Romanticism
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| notableFor |
dramatic realism
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innovative composition → large scale → political commentary → unflinching depiction of human suffering → |
| orientation |
landscape
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| theme |
despair
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hope → human vulnerability → political critique → survival → |
| width |
approximately 716 cm
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Denon Wing
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housesArtwork |
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Louvre Museum
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