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A Sheet of Studies: A Winged Demon Wrestling Two Snakes and Two Foreshortened Studies of Figures (recto)

Date

ca. 1816-1817

Creator

Théodore Géricault
Part of: A Sheet of Studies: A Winged Demon Wrestling Two Snakes and Two Foreshortened Studies of Figures (recto); Study of a Young Man Running with a Bull (verso)
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art

Géricault’s attraction to baroque artists is apparent in this sketchbook page. While the anatomy is exaggerated and the foreshortening unconvincing, the sheet does show the artist’s mastery of movement and his skill at using color and light, rather than line, to create form.

from Snay, The Epic and the Intimate: French Drawings from the John D. Reilly Collection (Notre Dame, 2011)

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Metadata

Creator
Théodore Géricault (French, 1791 - 1824)
Date
ca. 1816-1817
Classification
Drawings
Related Location
Europe, France
Medium
Black and red chalk and graphite on oatmeal wove paper
Dimensions
7 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (19.05 x 24.77 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of John D. Reilly, ND '63, '64
Copyright Status
Public domain
Subject
Serpentes
wings

Metadata

Accession Number
2014.061.233.a
Campus Location
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
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Also from A Sheet of Studies: A Winged Demon Wrestling Two Snakes and Two Foreshortened Studies of Figures (recto); Study of a Young Man Running with a Bull (verso)

Study of a Young Man Running with a Bull (verso)

Study of a Young Man Running with a Bull (verso)

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