French Romantic Painter, 1791-1824 was a profoundly influential French artist, painter and lithographer, known for The Raft of the Medusa and other paintings. Although he died young, he became one of the pioneers of the Romantic movement. Born in Rouen, France, Gericault was educated in the tradition of English sporting art by Carle Vernet and classical figure composition by Pierre-Narcisse Guerin, a rigorous classicist who disapproved of his student's impulsive temperament, but recognized his talent.[1] Gericault soon left the classroom, choosing to study at the Louvre instead, where he copied from paintings by Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, Diego Velezquez, and Rembrandt for about six years, from 1810 to 1815.   Related Paintings of Theodore Gericault :. | raft of the medusa | Detail from The Raft of the Medusa | The Mad Woman with a Mania of Envy (mk45) | The Charging Chasseur, | Chasseur of the Imperial Guard,Charging (mk10 |
Related Artists:
Jacob van der Ulft
Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1627-1689
Jean Cousin THe Elder
Sens ca .1490-Paris ca 1560
William Yates
painted Fisherman on the River Bank in 19th Century