An enormous wave can be seen on the left of this painting, while in the top right is the almost imperceptible image of a ship in the distance.  
An enormous wave can be seen on the left of this painting, while in the top right is the almost imperceptible image of a ship in the distance.  Measuring an enormous 16 feet by 23 1/2 feet, it uses a famous triangular scheme to depict its subject.  On the bottom are those who have already died, above which is a cluster of sailors waving their shirts at the distant ship.  Depicting a notorious maritime disaster of 1816, FTP, what is this most famous painting by Theodore Gericault?
An enormous wave can be seen on the left of this painting, while in the top right is the almost imperceptible image of a ship in the distance.  
The Raft of the Medusa or Scene of Shipwreck