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Le Radeau de la Méduse

Culture · Monday, September 21 · 18:30 · Paris

Théâtre Comédie Bastille, 5 RUE NICOLAS APPERT

60 minutes of humor, art and history\nIn 1818, Géricault began his most famous painting, « LE RADEAU DE LA MÉDUSE », and caused a scandal both artistically and politically. He becomes the master of Romanticism as Hugo did with his « Les Misérables ». He criticizes the Restoration and its new king Louis XVIII, forcing him to take a position.\nThanks to a funny lecturer, discover the secrets of this gigantic Louvre painting that shocked the world and shook the throne. Relive the artistic and political upheavals of the early 19th century.\n« Historique, artistique…