What was Géricault's artistic style?
Romanticism
Realism
Neoclassicism
Baroque
Answer
Romanticism, Géricault's artistic style, emphasized emotion, imagination, and the individual experience. It rejected the rigid rules and rationality of Neoclassicism, embracing instead the sublime, the exotic, and the passionate. Géricault's works, such as "The Raft of the Medusa," captured the raw power of human emotion and the drama of historical events, becoming iconic representations of the Romantic movement.
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