Géricault, (Jean-Louis-André-) Théodore
- Géricault, (Jean-Louis-André-) Théodore
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born Sept. 26, 1791, Rouen, Fr.
died Jan. 26, 1824, Paris
French painter.
Under Pierre Guérin (
1774–
1833)
he developed great skill in figure construction and composition,
and under Joseph Vernet he became adept at capturing animal movement.
He was inspired by Peter Paul Rubens'
s use of colour and the contemporary subject matter of Antoine-
Jean Gros.
On a trip to Italy (
1816–
17),
he became an admirer of Michelangelo and art of the Baroque period.
On his return to Paris,
the macabre subject matter and political overtones of his huge Raft of the Medusa (
1818–
19)
aroused great controversy.
In 1820–
21 he went to England and produced a large body of lithographs,
watercolours,
and oils of jockeys and horses.
An avid horseman,
he died after a riding accident.
His work had enormous influence,
most notably on Eugène Delacroix,
and on the development of Romanticism in France.
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