Géricault
(Jean Louis An·dré) Thé·o·dore [zhahnlwee ahn-dreytey-aw-dawr], /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/, 1791–1824, French painter.
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How to use Géricault in a sentence
Certainly up to the time of Géricault painting in general held itself rather pedantically aloof from poetry.
French Art | W. C. BrownellGéricault and Delacroix are the great names inscribed at the head of the romantic roll.
French Art | W. C. BrownellScott and Géricault are, nowadays, in what we have come to deem essentials, distinctly old-fashioned.
French Art | W. C. BrownellIn the figures of El Greco as in the prancing horses of Géricault, rhythm informs every inch of the canvas.
Ivory Apes and Peacocks | James HunekerHis favorite companions of the atelier at this time were Eugène Delacroix and Géricault.
British Dictionary definitions for Géricault
/ (French ʒeriko) /
(Jean Louis André) Théodore (teɔdɔr). 1791–1824, French romantic painter, noted for his skill in capturing movement, esp of horses
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