Fighting Horses
c. 1820
Géricault's obsession with equine anatomy is on full display in this chaotic, energetic scene of horses clashing in a stable. A muscular white horse rears up aggressively against a dark, dappled grey, while a stable hand in the background brandishes a stick, seemingly overwhelmed by the raw power of the animals. As a leading figure of the Romantic movement, Géricault was fascinated by untamed nature and animal emotion, often studying horse anatomy so intensely that he reportedly kept severed horse limbs in his studio to observe their decaying muscles!
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