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)
Théodore Géricault (1791-1824) var en fransk maler kjent for sin dramatiske og realistiske kunst, spesielt «Medusas flåte». Han var en pioner innen romantikken og skildret ofte menneskelig lidelse og samfunnskritikk gjennom kraftfulle bilder.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, United States of America)
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Om dette kunstverket
- Tittel: Lions in a Mountainous Landscape
- Kunstner: Théodore Géricault
- År: 1818
- Opprinnelige mål: 48.0 x 60.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Opphavsrettslig status: Fritatt for opphavsrett
- Utstillingssted: Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Kontekst for korpus: pioneering technique, animal symbolism
- Hovedfarge: Espresso
- Formål: Accent
Kort om verket
- 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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