The Wounded Drummer Boy

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The Wounded Drummer Boy is a Civil War–era painting by American artist Eastman Johnson depicting an injured young military drummer, reflecting the human cost of war.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
work of art
artHistoricalSignificance example of Civil War–era American painting
artist Eastman Johnson
artisticStyle realist
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Eastman Johnson
creatorNationality American
culturalContext 19th-century United States
depictionLocation battlefield
depicts human cost of war
war injury
young military drummer
depictsInjuryType battle wound
emotionalTone somber
sympathetic
genre history painting
war art
hasMotif drum
military uniform
hasSubjectMatter military conflict
war casualty
hasTheme compassion
military life
sacrifice
suffering
youth in war
hasTitle The Wounded Drummer Boy
historicalContext United States Civil War
intendedMessage reflection on human cost of war
languageOfTitle English
mainSubject American Civil War
wounded drummer boy
medium oil painting
movement Realism
narrativeFocus aftermath of battle
portrays Union army drummer
child soldier
portraysAgeGroup adolescent
portraysEmotion pain
vulnerability
portraysRole military musician
relatedWorkCreator Eastman Johnson
timePeriodDepicted American Civil War era

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