Theodore Gericault
French Romantic Painter, 1791-1824
Born in Rouen, France, Gericault was educated in the tradition of English sporting art by Carle Vernet and classical figure composition by Pierre-Narcisse Gu??rin, a rigorous classicist who disapproved of his student impulsive temperament, but recognized his talent.
The Charging Chasseur, 1812.Gericault soon left the classroom, choosing to study at the Louvre instead, where he copied from paintings by Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, Diego Vel??zquez, and Rembrandt for about six years, from 1810 to 1815. There he found a vitality which he preferred to the prevailing school of Neoclassicism. Related Paintings of Theodore Gericault :. | details The Raft of the Medusa (mk10) | de avhuggna huvudena | la mise au tombeau | la chasse au cerf | carle vernet, la course de chevaux libres | Related Artists: TINTORETTO, JacopoBirth Year:, 1518. Death Year:, 1594 Hans HeysenSir Hans Heysen, OBE (8 October 1877 - 2 July 1968) was a well-known German Australian artist. He was particularly recognized for his watercolours of the Australian bush. He won the Wynne Prize for landscape painting a record nine times.
Arthur Mathewsan American Tonalist painter who was one of the founders of the American Arts and Crafts movement
1860-1945
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