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10.13: Raft of the Medusa

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    Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Géricault’s Raft of the Medusa.

    https://youtu.be/XympPG5iD-Y

    Théodore Géricault, Raft of the Medusa, 1818–19, oil on canvas, 193 × 282 inches, (Musée du Louvre, Paris).

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    • Gericault, Raft of the Medusa. Authored by: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/becoming-modern/romanticism/romanticism-in-france/v/g-ricault-raft-of-the-medusa-1818-19. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

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