Géricault's indictment of the budget cruise industry is one of the museum's most notorious exhibits.
With masterful use of foreshortening, the artist shows that not only are there no free appetizers at the captain's table, there isn't, in fact, any food at all. Also, despite being promised complimentary cocktails in the Tiki Lounge, the passengers actually find themselves dying of thirst because there isn't anything to drink either.
Indeed, Géricault renders the slow, agonizing death of everyone on board with exquisite attention to color, pattern, and significant form that is unsurpassed by any other artist of his period focussing on the discount travel sector.
For museum visitors wishing to enjoy this masterpiece while sailing on their own luxury yachts, a Géricault's Royal Carribean picnic set is available in the museum shop. Featuring a set of plates, side dishes, and tumblers each imprinted with this unforgettable image of suffering, it will add a festive spark to any activity on the water.
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