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Date : 1817
Material : Oil painting on paper sticked on canvas, Indian ink
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European Painting
Painting
Area related
Rome (Italy)
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In 1817 Géricault witnessed the annual carnival race of the Barberi horses down the Via del Corso in Rome. This study, one of about ninety for an intended Paris Salon submission he never completed, places the race in an idealized ancient setting. While the fluid handling of paint and the undulating forms express a surge of motion, the balanced composition transforms the scene into a timeless depiction of the conflict between nature's unbridled passion and man's desire for control.
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