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Study of a Dead Horse
Inspired by Géricault, French 19th century artists took an interest in anatomical studies of dead humans and animals. Many of these paintings combine scientific observation with a horrified relish for the morbid subject matter. The fascination for anatomy, death and decay was also noticed in other forms of contemporary culture. The painting is by one of the artists in Géricault’s circle who embrac…
Creator
Type of item
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
- Visual arts
Creator
Type of item
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
- Visual arts
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Nationalmuseum, Sweden
Provenance
- Inköp 1958
Identifier
- NM 5444
- 22494
Extent
- Mått 60 x 75 cm
Format
- Olja på duk
Providing country
- Sweden
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2017-01-11T14:09:30.851Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2017-01-11T14:27:03.339Z