The raft of the Medusa : a novel / Robert M. Hertzberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hertzberg, Robert M., 1922-2000.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Géricault, Théodore, 1791-1824--Fiction.

Géricault, Théodore.

Géricault, Théodore, 1791-1824.

Genre:

Fiction.

Novels.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

307 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

[U.S.] : Xlibris Corp., [2002]

Summary:

A novel based on historical fact, The Raft of the Medusa reveals the turbulent life and work of Thiodore Giricault, the great 19th Century French artist and how he came to paint a masterpiece that publicized a tragic maritime scandal and ultimately influenced the development of Romantic art. Born to a rich and conservative provincial family, Giricault's short existence was a struggle to achieve balance and order amid the unstable forces that plagued his mind and emotions. A passionate affair with his aunt ended traumatically with the long-concealed birth of their son, hastening the decline of a unique and provocative genius.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-307).

ISBN:

1401071104

9781401071103

OCLC:

57045644