File:Géricault - Athlete, D.1952.RW.3976.jpg

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English: Athlete, D.1952.RW.3976

Pen and ink (Indian) on paper
Height: 14.4 cm; Width: 8.9 cm;

This work has been linked to the so-called exercise of the ‘cinq points’, where five dots are randomly placed on a sheet. The task is to link them all in the form of a figure, leading to expressive movement. Géricault delineated the athlete’s silhouette with a sharp and powerful line, aptly rendering the contorted forms and the tensions of the body. This fine drawing certainly dates from the period of the artist’s trip to Italy, when he was influenced by Michelangelo’s authoritative interpretation of the human figure. (Permanent collection label)
Date 19th century
date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Source Courtauld Institute of Art
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Théodore Géricault  (1791–1824)  wikidata:Q184212 q:it:Théodore Géricault
 
Théodore Géricault
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Jean Louis Théodore Géricault
Description French painter, graphic artist, sculptor, lithographer, architectural draftsperson and drawer
Date of birth/death 26 September 1791 Edit this at Wikidata 26 January 1824 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Rouen Paris
Work period 1810 Edit this at Wikidata–1824 Edit this at Wikidata
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Paris, England
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creator QS:P170,Q184212

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