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An 8 page research paper and analysis of this art work. Discusses historical accuracy, relevant themes, and offers art analysis. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Museum of Art, most people are startled by its size, which is immense, as it is "twelve feet high and twenty feet wide."1 While Emanuel Leutze was born in Germany,
he was brought to North America as a child in 1816 and raised in Philadelphia, where he received his first instruction as a painter.2 Leutze was inspired to create the
painting due to his sympathy for the Revolutions of 1848.3 As that struggle was ongoing, he was inspired to create a painting that would provide encouragement for European revolutionaries by
offering a scene from the American Revolution and he began work on the huge canvas.4 Leutze utilized a palette of "strong primary colors" in this work, as the intention
was to be "bright with hope and triumph."5 He was working in Europe at the time and he recruited American tourists and European art students to serve as models, with
the students also serving as assistants.6 Shortly after the paintings complement in 1850, there was a fire in the artists studio and the canvas was damaged, but in a very
curious manner.7 The smoke created a "white haze" that engulfed the central figures of Washington and Monroe, but left the other men in the board "sharp and clear."8 Despite its
damaged state, the work won a gold medal in Berlin and was "much celebrated in Europe."9 It was part of the permanent collection on display at the Bremen Art Museum
until 1942, when it was destroyed in a British bombing raid, which some commentators have satirically interpreted as Britains "final act of retribution for the American Revolution."10 In 1851, Leutz
recreated the work and sent a full-size copy to the US, where it created a sensation. More than 50,000 people came to New York City to view the painting, including
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