Why Did Neoclassically-Trained Théodore Géricault Paint the Disturbingly Realistic the Raft

question 35

Multiple Choice

Why did Neoclassically-trained Théodore Géricault paint the disturbingly realistic The Raft of the Medusa?

• A)To protest aristocratic privilege
• B)To call attention to the plight of slaves
• C)To expose the French government's cover-up
• D)To shock the French into another revolution

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