The Raft of the Medusa Théodore Géricault’s The Raft of the Medusa (Fig. 30-51) was inspired by contemporary events. To create his monumental and controversial canvas, Géricault combined traditional elements of his academic training with new ways of collecting information and portraying a narrative. How does Géricault’s preliminary work for this piece remain part of […]
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What are we to make of the various viewpoints of this monumental incident? How much weight should be given to the varied accounts?
For your initial post, using a minimum of 200 words, respond to the week’s reading/viewing material and the Virtual Tours Questions: Who was at fault for the incident? What are we to make of the various viewpoints of this monumental incident? How much weight should be given to the varied accounts?
