#14 – Anatomical Pieces, Theodore Gericault
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This shocking masterpiece was completed by French painter Theodore Gericault in 1819. He made frequent trips to morgues for sketching body parts. According to the programs in morgues to lend human remains to art students for anatomical study, he lent body parts to study them and paint.
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