The raft of the medusa romantic characteristics readwritethink. A government agent brings the teens together as the medusa project. Now the kids are teens, unaware that their powers are about to kick in. Completed when the artist was 27, the work has become an icon of french romanticism.
The raft of the medusa measures roughly 16 feet by 23. I have read the entire series and have enjoyed them thoroughly, highly recommend them to anyone who loves books about the supernatural and such. Alhadeffs book, subtitled gericault, art and race, is the first study to examine, and suggest a reason for the presence and prominence in the painting of the black survivors of the tragedy, in particular the figure at the apex of the composition who. Theodore gericault created one of the most iconic masterpieces of french romanticism, the raft of the medusa 181819. Theodore gericault the raft of the medusa 18181819.
The medusa project books by sophie mckenzie from simon. Article pdf available in archives of general psychiatry 636. This sixpart thriller series follows four teenagers who discover they have psychic abilities. This work depicts the aftermath of a contemporary french shipwreck, whose survivors embarked on a raft and were decimated by starvation before being rescued at sea. According to the information on the historical background handout, the individuals on the raft consisted of people. The raft of the medusa painting by gericault britannica. Pdf the wreck of the medusa download ebook for free. While this series is not as good as some of the other sophie mckenzie books i have read they sre still a good read if you bear in mind they are aimed at a younger. Romanticism in gericaults raft of the medusa 5 of relentless fascination and obsession with deathhe collected cadavers and body parts, visited hospitals and beaches, enlisted the medusa s carpenter to build a scale model of the raft, and made numerous sketches, drawings and. In june 1816, the ship medusa set sail with three other ships to the. Other articles where the raft of the medusa is discussed. Albert alhadeffs skilfully plotted the raft of the medusa suggests why this should be so. Little did the minister know that a young painter, theodore gericault, was soon to undertake the greatest achievement of his short life, the raft. Buy the medusa project collection sophie mckenzie 6 books set the rescue, the hostage, the set up, hunted, double cross, hit squad by sophie.
1143 410 400 655 335 1322 1210 1029 1406 913 723 1500 625 607 40 710 1096 1123 641 530 278 1302 1386 493 946 403 74