Although the men depicted on the raft had spent 13 days adrift and suffered hunger, disease and cannibalism, Géricault pays tribute to the traditions of heroic painting and presents his figures as muscular and healthy.
Malia que os homes representados na balsa pasaran 13 días á deriva e sufrindo de fame, enfermidade e canibalismo, Géricault fíxolle un tributo ás tradicións da pintura heroica e presentou as figuras como musculosas e saudables.