How did people react when the work was completed?
Gericault’s painting of the Raft of the Medusa is a dramatically told story of a shipwreck. Your assignment is to learn more about the painting by using at least THREE different sources, not including Wikipedia. In three well written paragraphs answer the following questions.What is the story told? How does Gericault tell the story (describe what YOU observe in the painting. Write it in your own words or you won’t get credit for the assignment).How did Gericault prepare and research to paint the scene?How did people react when the work was completed?
