Warrior with Spear — iconic image by 19th-century French master Théodore Géricault. A striking study of heroic pose, raw emotion and energetic brushwork that helped shape Romantic painting. Discover more: buff.ly/BhOcny3 #Géricault #ArtHistory

#ThéodoreGéricault was born #OnThisDay in 1791; before his deat at the age of 32, #Géricault created some wonderful #art but is primarily remembered today for "Le Radeau de la Méduse" (The Raft of the Medusa), which can be read as an allegory of life & death (1819)

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