Citoyens du monde. Noirs et Orientaux de Géricault. Voyages essential for the general public

essential for the general public too

the author studies the techniques

now Professor Emeritus at Laval University (Quebec)

ils nous montrent que ces deux univers tout à la fois rivaux et organiquement liés constituent l'un pour l'autre un prisme plus qu'un miroir

Citoyens du monde. Noirs et Orientaux de Géricault. Voyages essential for the general publicThe Muse Vivant Denon in Chalon sur Sane has for a long time held a magnificent Portrait of a Black Man by Thodore Gricault (1791 1824), painted by the young painter during his apprenticeship with Pierre Gurin, around 1811 1812. Following the Muse d'Orsay's exhibition devoted to the Black Model, the rediscovery of this portrait allows for a broad exploration of Gricault's singular vision. He was indeed one of the first Western painters, in his famous