Théodore Géricault, 1819 - Study of a Model - fine art print

The 19th century artpiece was created by the French painter Théodore Géricault in 1819. The original version had the size: 47 x 38,7 cm and was painted on the medium oil on canvas. Besides, the work of art forms part of the The J. Paul Getty Museum's digital collection. We are delighted to state that the public domain work of art is provided with courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum.: . On top of that, alignment is in portrait format and has an aspect ratio of 1 : 1.2, which implies that the length is 20% shorter than the width. The painter Théodore Géricault was an artist from France, whose art style can be attributed mainly to Romanticism. The painter lived for 33 years and was born in 1791 in Rouen and passed away in 1824 in Paris.

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This portrait was made as a study for Théodore Géricault's most famous painting, The Raft of the Medusa, made in 1819 and now in the Louvre. In a clear case of ineptitude, the ship named Medusa foundered in the sea off the coast of Africa in 1816. A raft with 140 passengers drifted for thirteen days before being rescued; only fifteen people survived. In preparation for his disturbing and controversial painting of the incident, Géricault made many studies from life, like this one, to achieve a sense of realism and specificity.

The sitter wears a shirt similar to those worn by the survivors of the Medusa. Géricault captured the man's character with great sympathy and spontaneity; his watery eyes do not focus on anything outside the canvas but appear to express an internal torment. Shades of brown, gray, and beige blend together to imitate his dark complexion. Dabs of white and beige paint are used to indicate reflective light in his eyes and on the tip of his nose, his bottom lip, and his chin.

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