Where Is Study for the Race of the Barbarian Horses?

Q: Where is this painting?

This study hangs at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille, one of France's largest fine arts museums outside Paris. Powerful horses strain at the start, held by grooms before release down the Corso.

Q: Who was Géricault?

Théodore Géricault was a French Romantic painter known for powerful subjects like "The Raft of the Medusa." You can see it at Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Lille.

Q: What was the Barberi horse race?

The Barberi race was a Roman carnival tradition where riderless horses ran down the Corso, a spectacle that fascinated visiting artists. Théodore Géricault created this preparatory study for a larger composition depicting the famous riderless horse race in Rome.

French artist Théodore Géricault created this preparatory study for a larger composition depicting the famous riderless horse race in Rome. Powerful horses strain at the start, held by grooms before release down the Corso. Géricault was obsessed with horses and their muscular energy.

This study shows Géricault's Romantic interest in raw animal power and dramatic movement. The Roman horse races fascinated many artists visiting Italy. Displayed at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille, France.

This study hangs at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille, one of France's largest fine arts museums outside Paris. Powerful horses strain at the start, held by grooms before release down the Corso.

Théodore Géricault was a French Romantic painter known for powerful subjects like "The Raft of the Medusa." You can see it at Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Lille.

The Barberi race was a Roman carnival tradition where riderless horses ran down the Corso, a spectacle that fascinated visiting artists. Théodore Géricault created this preparatory study for a larger composition depicting the famous riderless horse race in Rome.

Study for the Race of the Barbarian Horses

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