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Washington attraversa il Delaware

Emanuel Leutze German American
1851
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 760
L’assalto di Washington alla guida di duemilacinquecento uomini contro gli Assiani a Trenton, nel New Jersey, il 25 dicembre 1776, rappresentò una svolta fondamentale durante la rivoluzione. La descrizione dell’evento fatta da Leutze ebbe molto successo in America e in Germania, dove l’artista dipinse il quadro. Il successo dell’opera dipese soprattutto dalla scelta del soggetto, caro al nazionalismo in auge intorno alla metà del secolo, e le dimensioni monumentali contribuirono a creare l’impatto positivo. Nonostante alcune inesattezze storiche, il quadro continua ad essere molto amato ed è una delle immagini più famose e riprodotte dell’arte americana.

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  • Titolo: Washington attraversa il Delaware
  • Artista: Emanuel Leutze, Americano, 1816-1868
  • Data: 1851
  • Materiale e tecnica: Olio su tela
  • Dimensioni: 3,79 x 6,48 m
  • Crediti: Dono di John Stewart Kennedy, 1897
  • Numero d'inventario: 97.34
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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