The Raft of the Medusa
By: Théodore Géricault
Date: 1818
- 1819
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 491 x 716 cm
Location: Musée du Louvre, Paris
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 491 x 716 cm
Location: Musée du Louvre, Paris
This monumental work portrays the aftermath of the wreck of the French naval frigate Méduse, with survivors adrift on a makeshift raft amid the waves. Over 100 people died in the incident.