Thursday, October 25, 2018

KLEM FM

Overheard at Lem's: "The Raft Of The Medusa"

I've seen the original hanging in the Lurve.


I loved that album at the time. I still do, as a matter of fact.

Many years ago, an artist friend did a 3D rendition of Gericault's classic work. It's a large piece, measuring about 6' by 3'. It hangs in our living room:


Here's some detail of the raft:


Colorado art fans might be able to guess the artist.

5 comments:

The Dude said...

That's good stuff right there, CL. Seems the original has inspired a raft of other works.

And while the one in your house is pretty large, Gericault's painting is 16 ft 1 in × 23 ft 6 in - I was amazed by the size of it standing there in the Louvre. Just the amount of work required to produce it impressed me, not to mention actually ending up with something that looks like it does - realistic and dramatic. Them ol' boys got 'er done, just sayin'.

ricpic said...

The most amazing thing about this painting is that Gericault was unable to sell it. The picture won a gold medal at the Paris Salon of 1819 but was not purchased by the Louvre. Gericault had to roll it up and store it somewhere. Quelle Dommage!

chickelit said...

“I love the friends I have gathered together on this thin raft
We have constructed pyramids in honor of our escaping
This is the land where the Pharaoh died”

Are you listening, Chip?

edutcher said...

Lurve?

chickelit said...

It ties to the next sentence, ed. Literary device.