Joseph (art model)

Joseph also known as Joseph le Nègre was an art model in France. Joseph was known for working with Théodore Géricault. Joseph's family name is was not recorded, it is likely that he was born in the French colony of Saint Domingue, present day Haiti, around 1793 and died in France after 1865. Joseph worked as an acrobat in France before becoming an artist's model.[1]

Joseph
Portrait study (1818-1819) by Théodore Géricault
Born
unknown

c. 1793
Saint-Domingue
Diedc. 1865
France
OccupationArt model
Known forThe Raft of the Medusa

Joseph was a principle model in Géricault's notable painting The Raft of the Medusa (1819).[2]

See also

References

  1. Fredericksen, Burton B. (1988). Masterpieces of Painting in the J. Paul Getty Museum: Second Edition. Getty Publications. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-89236-137-3.
  2. Nayrolles, Jean (2010-04-01). "Le nègre Joseph. Trois images du Noir". Midi-Pyrénées Patrimoine (in French): 64.


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