Prisoners from the Front

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Prisoners from the Front
Winslow Homer - Prisoners from the Front - The Metropolitan Museum of Art.jpg
ArtistWinslow Homer
Year1866
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions61 cm × 96.5 cm (24 in × 38.0 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Accession22.207

Prisoners from the Front is a mid-19th-century painting by American artist Winslow Homer. One of Homer's most notable early works, the painting depicts a scene in which Confederate officers surrender to Union Brigadier General Francis Channing Barlow during the American Civil War. Homer's experience as a war correspondent likely contributed to his rendering of the work.[1][2]

Citing Prisoners' style, tone, and provenance, American art critic Peter Schjeldahl once called Homer's work "The most telling of all paintings about the Civil War."[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Prisoners from the Front". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-04-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Masterpieces of American Painting in The Metropolitan Museum of Art". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-04-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Schjeldahl, Peter. "The Seething Hell". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
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