The cultural-historical epoch "Romanticism", which began at the end of the 18th century and lasted well into the 19th century, was influenced by important artists such as the French painter, sculptor, lithographer and draughtsman Théodore Géricault. His relatively short life was moving, if not stormy, and gave rise to numerous myths about him. In 1814 he fell in love with his aunt Alexandrine, six years his senior, a romantic and at the same time impossible love. The relationship produced a son who was passed off as the child of a maid. Only after the death of Théodore Géricault, the grandfather officially recognized the boy as a member of the family.
Théodore Géricault, who came from a well-off family, had the opportunity to live out his enthusiasm for horses. As he also had an interest in fights and battles, this was reflected in his works, such as the portrait of Lieutenant Dieudonné (God-given). Théodore Géricault, who studied at the Ècole de Beaux-Arts in Paris, concentrated on depictions of figures, especially military scenes. At the age of 21 he already received prizes for his works and became famous. His circle of friends included artists like a master of the romantic era: Eugene Delacroix.
Many of Théodore Géricault's works must be considered gigantic. His famous oil painting: "Le radeau de la Méduse" (Engl. The Raft of the Medusa) measures about 7 m x 5 m and is now exhibited in the Paris Louvre. This picture is not an imaginary representation. Théodore Géricault criticized the dramas that arise when unqualified people take responsibility. After a ship ran aground, a raft for 400 people was built. The pyramid-like painting depicts horrible scenes such as death and cannibalism. For this the painter studied the colours which highlight the corpses particularly well. It may sound cruel, but this way he got a realistic picture. Today photos are taken or films are made. In those days, artists like Théodore Géricault created images of contemporary history. He recorded what should not be forgotten and made art an expression of his critical attitude.
×
Passionate Customer Service
.jpg "Head of a Lioness by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Study of a Male Nude by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Raft of the Medusa by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Male Torso in Profile, Right Arm Raised by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
 c1818-19 - (MeisterDrucke-110401).jpg "Portrait of Eugene Delacroix, c.1818-19 by Theodore Gericault")
 c1818-19 - (MeisterDrucke-110401).jpg)
.jpg "The Kiss by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_19th_cen_-_(MeisterDrucke-972283).jpg "Boat Wounds Leaving the Fire by Theodore Gericault")
_19th_cen_-_(MeisterDrucke-972283).jpg)
.jpg "Male Nude Half-Length by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Officer of the Imperial Horse Guards Charging by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
 - (MeisterDrucke-54382).jpg "Portrait of Lord Byron (1788-1824) by Theodore Gericault")
 - (MeisterDrucke-54382).jpg)
.jpg "A Cart-Horse by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-27931).jpg "Black Man (Portrait Study) by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-27931).jpg)
.jpg "Turk Riding a Brown Alezan Horse by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-969873).jpg "The Crazy Monomaniac of the Game by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-969873).jpg)
.jpg "Portrait of an Artist in his Studio by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Cuirassier by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702768).jpg "Two Post-Horses at a Stable Door by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702768).jpg)
.jpg "Two Horses by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Light Artillery Officer of the Imperial Guard by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1703564).jpg "Groom Mounted on a Carriage-Horse by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1703564).jpg)
.jpg "Portrait of Auguste Brunet, the Artist")
.jpg)
.jpg "Six Studies for Corréard and Savigny in the \"Raft of the Medusa\" by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1703677).jpg "Retreat from Russia by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1703677).jpg)
.jpg "Study for \"Swiss Sentry at the Louvre\" by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_Study_of_Deer_Chased_by_Dogs_Does_Head_(_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702544).jpg "Donkey Holding Dog in its Mouth (recto); Study of Deer Chased by Dogs, Doe")
_Study_of_Deer_Chased_by_Dogs_Does_Head_(_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702544).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702693).jpg "A Horse Being Devoured by a Lion by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702693).jpg)
.jpg "Three Lovers by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Three Horses Being Led to the Slaughterhouse by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702769).jpg "An Old Horse at the Door of an Inn by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702769).jpg)
.jpg "Light Artillery Officer of the Imperial Guard by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702933).jpg "Artillery Caisson by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702933).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702829).jpg "The Plasterer")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702829).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1701172).jpg "Cart Driver and Postilion on a Hillside by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1701172).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1701222).jpg "Page of Sketches (Equestrian, Dog, Soldier")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1701222).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1700400).jpg "Horses from the Ardennes by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1700400).jpg)
.jpg "Cuirassiers Charging An Artillery Battery by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Head of a Man (recto) by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Man on a Rearing Horse, Study of Hind Legs of Horse by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702841).jpg "A Groom Exercising Two Horses by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702841).jpg)
.jpg "The Flemish Farrier by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_A_wagon_followed_by_a_sign_bearer_(verso)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702586).jpg "Study of Horses (recto); A Wagon Followed by a Sign Bearer (verso) by Theodore Gericault")
_A_wagon_followed_by_a_sign_bearer_(verso)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702586).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1703357).jpg "The Swiss Sentry at the Louvre by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1703357).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702920).jpg "A Boy Giving Oats to a Hitched Horse by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702920).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702917).jpg "A Black Horse Tethered in a Stable by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702917).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1700761).jpg "An Old Horse at the Door of an Inn by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1700761).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702944).jpg "A Boy Giving Oats to a Hitched Horse by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702944).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1701701).jpg "The Flemish Blacksmith by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1701701).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702827).jpg "A Black Horse Tethered in a Stable by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702827).jpg)
.jpg "Sketches of Head and Hind Legs of a Lion by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "A Postilion or The Two Harnessed Horses by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1701266).jpg "A Mecklembourg Horse by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1701266).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702614).jpg "Two Post-Horses at a Stable Door by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702614).jpg)
.jpg "Three Studies of a Nude Man with Bow and Arrow, Standing Cavalier by Theodore Gericault"){kind=icon}
.jpg){kind=icon}
.jpg "Sailboat on the Sea by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Six Figure Studies, including four for")
.jpg)
.jpg "Adelphi Wharf by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Sketch of a Horse by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Seated Lion, Two Lion Head Studies by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702708).jpg "The English Farrier by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702708).jpg)
.jpg "A French Farrier by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "An Artillery Officer Commanding the Charge by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702835).jpg "English Horse Mounted by a Jockey by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702835).jpg)
.jpg "Jockey on an English Thoroughbred Horse by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Brown Horse by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702946).jpg "Egyptian Mare by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702946).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702809).jpg "A Horse Being Walked Before the Race by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702809).jpg)
.jpg "An Arabian Horse by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1700426).jpg "The Sleeping Fishmonger by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1700426).jpg)
.jpg "Flayed Cadavers: Study for Raft of the Medusa by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702840).jpg "Horses Being Led to the Fair by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702840).jpg)
.jpg "Two Draft Horses with a Sleeping Driver by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Charioteer and Horseman by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702587).jpg "Crossing of Mount Saint Bernard by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702587).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702884).jpg "A Native Horse from Caux, Normandy by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702884).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702674).jpg "Return from Russia by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702674).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1705586).jpg "Watering Trough, Title Page of \"Studies of Horses\" by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1705586).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1700605).jpg "The Plasterer")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1700605).jpg)
.jpg "Carriage Horse Ridden by a Groom, also called English Horse with a Checkered Blanket by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Fallen Soldiers by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Three Men Taunting a Bull by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "An Egyptian Mameluk Defending a Wounded French Trumpeter at Waterloo by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702052).jpg "Blacksmith")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702052).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702540).jpg "The Race by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702540).jpg)
.jpg "Horsewoman by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Studies of a Seated Stag, a Fawn, a Goat Head by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Lion Attacking a Snake Over Nude Figure Study by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702805).jpg "Three Children Playing with a Donkey by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1702805).jpg)
.jpg "The Severed Heads by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Three Studies of a Bowman by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Group of Three Figures by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1701827).jpg "The Giaour by Theodore Gericault")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1701827).jpg)
.jpg "Tassels, Seated Figure from Behind Chair, Thumbnail Study of Charging Chasseur by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Giaour by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Study of a Man (verso) by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "A Party of Life Guards by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Two Standing Horses, Man Riding a Rearing Horse by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Portrait of a Kleptomaniac by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Figure Study and Inscriptions by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Horses Exercising by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
.jpg "Two Dappled-Grey Horses Being Exercised by Theodore Gericault")
.jpg)
+43 4257 29415
support@meisterdrucke.com
Mo-Do: 7:00 - 16:00 | Fr: 7:00 - 13:00
