| Prisoners from the Front | |
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| Artist | Winslow Homer |
| Year | 1866 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 61 cm × 96.5 cm (24 in × 38.0 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City |
| Accession | 22.207 |
Prisoners from the Front is an 1866 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]
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]
Infrared photography and numerous studies indicate that the painting underwent many changes in the course of completion.[4]
- ^ "Prisoners from the Front". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ "Masterpieces of American Painting in The Metropolitan Museum of Art". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ Schjeldahl, Peter. "The Seething Hell". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "Prinsoners from the front,1866 by Winslow Homer". www.winslowhomer.org. Retrieved 2022-03-09.