Selected Works. Contemporary Art.

File:The Medusa shown at the Louvre, Nicolas Maillot, 1831.jpg Licensing This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. This, Géricault’s masterpiece, echoes in its strenuous forms the school of Caravaggio in the 17th century. Curatorial Departments. Théodore Géricault, Raft of the Medusa, 1818-19, oil on canvas, 4.91 x 7.16 m (Musée du Louvre, Paris) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Théodore Géricault, Raft of the Medusa, 1818-19, oil on canvas, 4.91 x 7.16m (Musée du Louvre, Paris) Smarthistory images for teaching and learning: More Smarthistory images… Louvre Museum: Raft of Medusa - See 99,299 traveler reviews, 74,330 candid photos, and great deals for Paris, France, at Tripadvisor. Study and Research. The Tuileries and Carrousel Gardens Search the Collection. In Western painting: France …drama is vividly portrayed in “The Raft of the Medusa” (c. 1819; Louvre). The Pavillon de l’Horloge. History of the Louvre.