The Veteran in a New Field
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The Veteran in a New Field is an 1865 oil painting by American artist Winslow Homer that depicts a Union soldier turned farmer, symbolizing the nation’s transition from Civil War to peace.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting → |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of American Civil War–era allegorical painting
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key work in Winslow Homer’s early post–Civil War career → |
| artworkSurface | canvas → |
| city | New York City → |
| collection |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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surface form: "The Metropolitan Museum of Art"
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| colorPalette |
earth tones
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muted sky tones → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| creator | Winslow Homer → |
| creatorBirthName | Winslow Homer → |
| creatorNationality | American → |
| depicts |
Union Army veteran
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farmer → scythe → wheat field → |
| depictsSymbolically |
Union victory and peace through farming imagery
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the Grim Reaper through the scythe motif → |
| describedAs |
allegory of death and renewal
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symbol of the United States transition from Civil War to peace → |
| exhibitionHistory |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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surface form: "exhibited at The Metropolitan Museum of Art"
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| genre | history painting → |
| hasPart |
distant horizon with low sky
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expansive wheat field occupying foreground and middle ground → single male figure seen from behind → |
| hasTheme |
aftermath of the American Civil War
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agricultural labor → mortality → reconciliation → return to civilian life → |
| height | 61.0 cm → |
| historicalContext |
American Civil War
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Reconstruction era → |
| inception | 1865 → |
| languageOfTitle | English → |
| location |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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surface form: "The Metropolitan Museum of Art"
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| medium | oil on canvas → |
| movement | Realism → |
| publicationDate | 1865 → |
| subjectOccupation |
farmer
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soldier → |
| timePeriodDepicted | immediately after the American Civil War → |
| width | 96.5 cm → |
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