Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Gericault (1791–1824)
1823
47.0 x 38.0 cm
Karle Vernet (1758 – 1836)
Antuan Šarl Oras Vernet (Karle Vernet) bio je francuski slikar poznat po dinamičnim scenama bitaka koje slave Napoleona, očaravajućoj umetnosti lova i majstorskim prikazima konja. Sin Kloda Žozefa Verneta, otac Horasa Verneta.
In the early 1820s, Parisian critics were hard pressed to decide which young painter held greater promise, Vernet or his close friend—and friendly rival—Gericault. This work shows Gericault as a Romantic artist, a type that had recently come into being based on Lord Byron"s example. He is depicted deep in thought and possibly suffering physically as well. It was probably painted when Gericault was stricken with the disease that claimed his life in 1824. In a lithograph made by Vernet in 1823, Gericault wears the same scarf on his head.
O ovom umetničkom delu
- Naslov: Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Gericault (1791–1824)
- Umetnik: Karle Vernet
- Godina: 1823
- Prvobitne dimenzije: 47.0 x 38.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Status autorskih prava: Javno vlasništvo
- Paleta boja: Earthy
- Dominantna boja: Espresso