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The Raft of the Medusa
Culture · Monday, September 7 · 18:30 · Paris
Théâtre Comédie Bastille, 5 RUE NICOLAS APPERT
60 minutes of humor, art and history\n\nIn 1818, Géricault began his most famous painting, The Raft of the Medusa, causing scandal both artistically and politically. He becomes the master of romanticism like Hugo with his Miserables. He criticizes the Restoration and its new king Louis XVIII, forcing him to take a position.\nThanks to a witty lecturer, discover the secrets of this gigantic Louvre painting that shocked the world and unsettled the throne. Relive the artistic and political upheavals of the early 19th century.\n“Historical, artistic…
