Géricault

American  

[zhey-ree-koh] / ʒeɪ riˈkoʊ /

noun

1. (Jean Louis André) Théodore 1791–1824, French painter.

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Géricault British  

/ ʒeriko /

noun

1. ( Jean Louis André ) Théodore (teɔdɔr). 1791–1824, French romantic painter, noted for his skill in capturing movement, esp of horses

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Example Sentences

Some of these accounts are legendary, such as a case that was immortalized by French artist Théodore Géricault in his painting The Raft of the Medusa.

From Scientific American • Apr. 16, 2021

“The Black Model: From Géricault to Matisse” exhibit at the Musée d’Orsay creates an image that reminds the beholder not only to respect the subject on the canvas but also to respect everyone.

From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2019

In contrast, his mentor, Théodore Géricault, took up the banner for Romanticism at the 1819 Paris Salon with his immense “Raft of the Medusa,” which depicted the gruesome aftermath of an 1816 shipwreck.

From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2018

In gorgeous, creative interpretations after Raphael, Paolo Veronese, Peter Paul Rubens and Théodore Géricault, Delacroix—finding his voice among the gods—doesn’t so much copy but consume and reincarnate these artists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 14, 2018

Géricault painted the storm clouds and cresting waves dark to create a menacing mood.

From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell