The Raft of the Medusa

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, and it caused scandal both artistically and politically. He becomes the master of Romanticism as Hugo with Les Misérables. He criticizes the Restoration and its new king Louis XVIII, forcing him to take a stand.\nThanks to a witty lecturer, discover the secrets of this gigantic painting in the Louvre that shocked the world and shook the throne. Relive the artistic and political upheavals of the early 19th century.\n“Historical, artistic…”