Lions in a Mountainous Landscape
Acrylic On Canvas- WallArt
- Romanticism
1818
48.0 x 60.0 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art
This vigorous painting of six lions in a remote, spectrally illuminated lair—possibly intended to evoke the Atlas Mountains of Morocco—is an extraordinary example of Gericault’s spontaneous handling of paint. Rather than applying finishing touches to make a polished cabinet picture, the artist left the painting in a state known as an esquisse, or sketch, a work prized by fellow artists for its strength of directly capturing a subject or effect. Until its acquisition by the Museum, the composition was known only by means of a replica (Musée du Louvre, Paris), which is thought to have been painted by an artist in Gericault’s circle.
Théodore Géricault (1791 – 1824)
Jean-Louis Géricault var en fransk maler, kendt for sit episke maleri "Raftet af Médusa", der skildrer menneskelig lidelse og er et centralt værk i den romantiske kunstbevægelse. Hans værker udforsker tragedie, modstandskraft og samfundets uretfærdigheder med en dramatisk stil.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, United States of America)
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Om dette kunstværk
- Titel: Lions in a Mountainous Landscape
- Kunstner: Théodore Géricault
- År: 1818
- Oprindelige mål: 48.0 x 60.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Ophavsretlig status: Public domain
- Udstillet hos: Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Kontekstuelt korpus: pioneering technique, animal symbolism
- Hovedfarve: Espresso
- Anvendelse: Accent
Hurtige fakta
- Year: 1818–20
- Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Notable elements or techniques: Spontaneous handling; Esquisse style
- Title: Lions in a Mountainous Landscape
- Movement: Romanticism
- Dimensions: 19 x 23 1/2 in.
- Artist: Théodore Géricault
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