Thursday, May 13, 2004

A Little Art History

I’m rather ignorant of the art world.  Sure, I know the names, and some works by sight, of various famous personages from this world, but I must profess I have never heard of French painter Theodore Ge’ricault.  One of Ge’ricault’s more famous pieces is Scene of Shipwreck. A gargantuan painting, 16 feet by 23 feet 6 inches, the painting portrays a rather pitiful event in French history.

The history which inspired the painting is an interesting read, and, for myself at least, inspires a desire to view the actual painting.

Thanks to Russell Whitaker, at Survival Arts, for the link to this tutorial.

Posted by John Venlet on 05/13 at 03:47 AM
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