Prisoners from the Front

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]

Prisoners from the Front
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

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.
  2. "Masterpieces of American Painting in The Metropolitan Museum of Art". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  3. Schjeldahl, Peter. "The Seething Hell". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
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