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\nThe Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault: Great Art Explained\n

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\nThis is the story about the painting of the raft that shook the world and scandalised high society. Not only for its anti-royalist statements but also for its choice of a black man as the hero. In an age of slavery. In its brutality,...\nThis is the story about the painting of the raft that shook the world and scandalised high society. Not only for its anti-royalist statements but also for its choice of a black man as the hero. In an age of slavery.

In its brutality, realism, and raw emotion it captures the essence of a historic event that shocked the French public, a Revolution-weary public that was not easy to shock. The story behind the painting is as devastating as the desperation on canvas.\n
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15:01
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9th - Higher Ed
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Social Studies & History
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\nGreat Art Explained\n\n
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2020
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English
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painting, cannibalism, work, years, france, art techniques, paris, sculpture, romanticism, racism, slavery
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