The Raft of Medusa, created by Theodore Jericho
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19th century oil painting
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Theodore Jericho
The Raft of Medusa
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The painter was French Romantic painter Theodore Jericho, who painted this painting at the age of 27 and later became a symbol of French Romanticism. The size of this painting is 491 centimeters by 716 centimeters. This painting depicts the survival scenes of survivors after the sinking of the French Navy's cruiser Medusa. This maritime disaster occurred on July 2, 1816, in the waters near Mauritania. At least 147 people survived at the time of the disaster. Initially, they drifted on a homemade raft, but only 15 people survived when they were rescued 13 days later. During this period, they lacked food and water, and some even ate corpses to sustain their lives.
