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THEODOR KAUFMANN. On to Liberty

On to Liberty. Artist: Theodor Kaufmann (American (born Germany), Uelzen 1814-1896 New York). Dimensions: 36 x 56 in. (91.4 x 142.2 cm). Date: 1867. Before coming to the United States in 1850, the German-born Kaufmann studied painting in Düsseldorf and Munich and fought in the 1848 popular uprisings in favor of national unity for Germany. As a Union soldier in the American Civil War, he may have seen retreating Confederate troops take their adult male slaves with them, leaving behind the women and children. Here, his portrayal of a group of fleeing figures suggests the lack of a clear route to liberty. They emerge from darkness into light but must traverse a rockstrewn path before arriving on the smooth road leading to the Stars and Stripes, which, however, remains frighteningly close to the ongoing battle.
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On to Liberty
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Traducción automática: Hacia la libertad. Artista: Theodor Kaufmann (American (nacido en Alemania), Uelzen, Nueva York, 1814-1896). Dimensiones: 36 x 56 pulgadas (91,4 x 142,2 cm). Fecha: 1867. Antes de llegar a los Estados Unidos en 1850, Kaufmann, nacido en Alemania, estudió pintura en Düsseldorf y Munich y luchó en los levantamientos populares de 1848 a favor de la unidad nacional de Alemania. Como soldado de la Unión en la Guerra Civil estadounidense, es posible que haya visto a las tropas confederadas en retirada llevarse consigo a sus esclavos adultos, dejando atrás a las mujeres y los niños. Aquí, su interpretación de un grupo de figuras que huyen sugiere la falta de una ruta clara hacia la libertad. Emergen de la oscuridad a la luz, pero deben atravesar un camino lleno de rocas antes de llegar al camino liso que conduce a las Barras y las Estrellas, que, sin embargo, permanece terriblemente cerca de la batalla en curso.
On to Liberty. Artist: Theodor Kaufmann (American (born Germany), Uelzen 1814-1896 New York). Dimensions: 36 x 56 in. (91.4 x 142.2 cm). Date: 1867. Before coming to the United States in 1850, the German-born Kaufmann studied painting in Düsseldorf and Munich and fought in the 1848 popular uprisings in favor of national unity for Germany. As a Union soldier in the American Civil War, he may have seen retreating Confederate troops take their adult male slaves with them, leaving behind the women and children. Here, his portrayal of a group of fleeing figures suggests the lack of a clear route to liberty. They emerge from darkness into light but must traverse a rockstrewn path before arriving on the smooth road leading to the Stars and Stripes, which, however, remains frighteningly close to the ongoing battle.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
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Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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4192 x 2721 px | 32.6 MB
Tamaño impresión:
35.5 x 23.0 cm | 14.0 x 9.1 in (300 dpi)
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