Hello everyone! This episode I will be discussing the incident that inspired Theodore Gericault to create the painting “The Raft of Medusa”. This is a true historical incident that happened after a French frigate called “Le Radeau de la Meduse” ran aground in the ocean, and with a combination of incompetence and negligence, 147 people were put onto a makeshift raft in the ocean with horrifying consequences. Please have a listen, and please follow me wherever you listen to podcasts and on all of my socials. Thank you so much, and take care! 

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 Source References:

 Museum Secrets, Season 1 Episode 3 “Louvre”. 

 http://www.theodoregericault.org/raft-of-the-medusa/ 

 http://garethrussellcidevant.blogspot.com/2011/03/le-radeau-de-la-meduse-and-allurements.html 

 https://www.artble.com/artists/theodore_gericault/paintings/the_raft_of_the_medusa  

https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Raft-of-the-Medusa 

Narrative of a Voyage in 1816, J.B. Henry Savigny and Alexander Correard.  

https://www.theartstory.org/artist/gericault-theodore/life-and-legacy/

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