Navigation and history of science: Sea, tragedy and art. The wreck of La Méduse

In 1819 a painting was exhibited for the first time in the Paris Salon. It was 200 years ago. The painting "The raft of the Méduse" was controversial, as it won both praise and condemnation. On June 17, 1816, a frigate, La Méduse, sailed with a flotilla from the island of Aix, near Bordea...

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Main Author: Ignacio Jáuregui-Lobera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Para el Progreso de la Biomedicina 2019-06-01
Series:Jounal of Negative and No Positive Results
Subjects:
art
Online Access:https://www.jonnpr.com/PDF/3028.pdf