Two sketches for The Raft of the Medusa

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"Two Sketches for The Raft of the Medusa" are preliminary works by the French Romantic painter Théodore Géricault for his monumental painting "The Raft of the Medusa" (French: "Le Radeau de la Méduse"), which he completed in 1819. The sketches are significant in understanding Géricault's artistic process and the development of one of the most iconic works of French Romanticism. The final painting, which hangs in the Louvre in Paris, depicts the aftermath of the wreck of the French naval frigate Méduse, which ran aground off the coast of Mauritania in 1816. This event caused a scandal in France due to the incompetence of the ship's captain, a political appointee, and the harrowing experiences of the survivors, who endured starvation, dehydration, and cannibalism on a makeshift raft.

Géricault's sketches, executed in oil on canvas and paper, served as compositional studies that allowed the artist to explore different arrangements of figures and expressions of despair and hopelessness. They reveal Géricault's meticulous research and his commitment to accurately portraying the human condition under extreme duress. The sketches are characterized by their dynamic brushwork and dramatic use of light and shadow, elements that would be amplified in the final version of the painting.

The "Two Sketches for The Raft of the Medusa" are housed in separate collections, with one held at the Louvre and the other in a private collection or different institution. These works are less well-known than the final painting but are nonetheless crucial for art historians and scholars in understanding Géricault's working method and the evolution of one of the most powerful and moving indictments of social injustice in the history of art.

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