Prisoners from the Front
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Prisoners from the Front is an 1866 Civil War painting by American artist Winslow Homer that depicts a Union officer confronting captured Confederate soldiers, noted for its psychological tension and realism.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history painting
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painting ⓘ |
| appliesToPart | canvas ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | post–Civil War American painting ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinArtistOeuvre | early major masterpiece of Winslow Homer ⓘ |
| collection |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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surface form:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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| colorPalette | naturalistic tones ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Winslow Homer ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depicts |
American Civil War
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Confederate prisoners of war ⓘ Union Army officer ⓘ Union officer modeled on a real Union general ⓘ Union victory context ⓘ battlefield landscape ⓘ captured Confederate officers ⓘ contrast between victors and vanquished ⓘ post-battle encounter ⓘ psychological confrontation ⓘ tension between North and South ⓘ |
| exhibitionHistory | exhibited in the United States in the late 1860s ⓘ |
| genre | Civil War art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Union soldiers in background
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group of three Confederate prisoners at right ⓘ open battlefield setting ⓘ standing Union officer at left ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Prisoners from the Front self-link ⓘ |
| inception | 1866 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Winslow Homer’s experiences as a Civil War illustrator ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| location |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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surface form:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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| mainSubject | Union officer confronting Confederate prisoners ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Realism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
balanced composition
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detailed military uniforms ⓘ psychological tension ⓘ realistic depiction of soldiers ⓘ subtle characterization of individuals ⓘ |
| portrays | Union Brigadier General Francis Channing Barlow ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
American Civil War
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surface form:
United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865
military officers ⓘ war prisoners ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
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