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 |
| Died | c. 1865 France |
| Occupation | Art model |
| Known for | The Raft of the Medusa |
Joseph was a principle model Géricault's notable painting The Raft of the Medusa (1819).[2]
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See also
- Fanny Eaton
- Laure (art model)
- Seïd Enkess
- Madeleine (art model)
References
- 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.
- Nayrolles, Jean (2010-04-01). "Le nègre Joseph. Trois images du Noir". Midi-Pyrénées patrimoine (in French): 64.
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