The Raft of Medusa
Theodore Gericault’s 1819 painting “The Raft of Medusa” or “La Radeau de la Meduse” shows what the survivors of the wrecked French naval frigate Meduse had to endure after drifting on a raft. Approximately 147 people tried to survive, but 15 died while waiting 13 days to be rescue. The survivors were so starved that some even turned to cannibalism to get by.