Sheet of Sketches (recto) Sheet of Sketches (verso), 1819. Creator: Theodore Gericault
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Sheet of Sketches (recto) Sheet of Sketches (verso), 1819. Creator: Theodore Gericault
Sheet of Sketches (recto) Sheet of Sketches (verso), 1819. The inscription at the upper left of the sheet states that Gericault executed these studies at the spring of the Magdelaine, near the forest of Fontainebleau, which he visited in 1819. The male figures closely resemble the earlier studies he made while in Italy of peasants during horse races at annual Roman carnivals. Here, men struggle to keep control of their unseen animals during the moments before the race. The verso female figures, visible though the paper, derive directly from Pompeiian paintings of bacchanals, or revelers participating in festivals honoring Bacchus, the god of wine
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1791 1824 Pen And Brown Ink Théodore Gericault Théodore Géricault French
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