Jericho Theodore

The French queen since 1600, regent under the minor Louis XIII. Not knowing how to manage the country itself, she was ruled by her favorite Italian Konchino Konchini. When the

In the picture “Officer of the mounted horsemen of the Imperial Guards, going on the attack” the officer of the Napoleon guard on horseback on a horse is presented. He

In July 1816, the frigate of the Royal Navy “Medusa” crashes off the west coast of Africa. A young and inexperienced captain leaves one hundred and forty-nine men on a

At first glance, the painting “The stove for gypsum burning” is devoid of attractiveness. Moreover, she amazes Gericault’s contemporaries with the “frank banality” of the presented scene. Nothing attracts the

For many centuries, the subject of deprivation of reason attracted many artists. The canvas, depicting a crazy woman, was written by Theodore Gericault in 1822. Sneaked by a premonition of

To write this picture, Gérico received a special permit to work in the royal stables, located in Versailles. The artist spends in the stables for six to eight hours, watching

“The head of a white horse”, stored in the Louvre, looks very natural, which indicates the plastic skill of the artist. The motif is also quite rare in canvases of

In 1820 he went to England, where he spent two years. There he became acquainted with John Constable, who enthusiastically awakened Gerichko new forces, inciting him to start, in spite