Le Radeau de la Méduse

Théâtre Comédie Bastille, 5 RUE NICOLAS APPERT

60 minutes of humor, art, and history In 1818, Géricault launches his most famous painting, Le Radeau de la Méduse, causing a scandal both artistically and politically. He becomes the master of Romanticism, as Hugo is with Les Misérables. He criticizes the Restoration and its new king Louis XVIII, forcing him to take a stand. Thanks 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. « Historical, artistic…