Framed The Raft Of The Medusa by Theodore Gericault

Product Overview:

• Proudly handmade in the USA
• Wood frame with mat, glass front, paper duster backing with wire hanger
• Museum quality Giclee digital print using archival paper and inks 
• Standard size frame measures approx. 24" x 18" 
• Poster size frame measures approx. 36" x 27"

Product Details:

The Raft of the Medusa by Theodore Gericaultdepicts the aftermath of the 1816 wreck of the French frigate Meduse off the coast of Senegal. With too few lifeboats, over 150 people were set adrift on a makeshift raft; after nearly two weeks of starvation, exposure, and cannibalism, only fifteen survived. Gericault’s vast canvas captures the climactic moment when the emaciated survivors sight a rescue ship on the horizon. The composition is charged with raw emotion—hope and despair, life and death—expressed through writhing bodies, stormy seas, and dramatic light. Both a searing indictment of political incompetence and a profound meditation on human endurance, the painting became an icon of Romantic art and a scandalous sensation when first exhibited at the Paris Salon.