Welcome back to Accessible Art History: The Podcast! In this week's episode of Metropolitan Masterpieces, I'm discussing an American icon! Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze captures the revolutionary spirit of a fledgling nation. To learn more about it, check out the podcast here or download it on your favorite platform. If you enjoy the episode, please consider leaving a rate and review!
Washington Crossing the Delaware
Emanuel Leutze, 1851
Public Domain via The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Washington Crossing the Delaware
Emanuel Leutze, 1851
Public Domain via The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Emanuel Leutze, c. 1868
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11417
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/trenton
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/american-crisis-0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_(1851_paintings)
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/emanuel-gottlieb-leutze-2897
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Leutze