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Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb
Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb (b Schwäbisch Gmünd, 24 May 1816; d Washington, DC, 18 July 1868). German-born painter who lived in America from 1825 to 1841 and again from 1859 until his death and is usually considered a member of the American School. He is remembered mainly for his Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851, Met. Mus., New York), painted in Düsseldorf, where he spent most of his career, and for another work that similarly appeals more for its patriotic sentiments than for its aesthetic merits—his large mural Westward the Course of Empire Takes its Way (1861–2) in the Capitol at Washington. His portraits and rare landscapes are more distinguished, but remain little known.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-LeutzeEmanuelGottlieb.html IAN CHILVERS. "Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-LeutzeEmanuelGottlieb.html |
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Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb
Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb (1816–68). German-born painter who lived in America from 1825 to 1841 and again from 1859 until his death and is usually considered a member of the American School. He is remembered mainly for his Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851, Met. Mus., New York), painted in Düsseldorf, where he spent most of his career, and for another work that similarly appeals more for its patriotic sentiments than for its aesthetic merits—his large mural Westward the Course of Empire Takes its Way (1861–2) in the Capitol at Washington. His portraits and rare landscapes are more distinguished, but remain little known.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-LeutzeEmanuelGottlieb.html IAN CHILVERS. "Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-LeutzeEmanuelGottlieb.html |
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Emanuel Leutze
Emanuel Leutze , 1816–68, American historical painter, b. Germany. In 1859 he settled in the United States, working in Washington, D.C., and New York City. His pictures are chiefly English and American historical episodes, memorable more for their patriotic than for their aesthetic value. The most famous example is Washington Crossing the Delaware (Metropolitan Mus.). For the Capitol at Washington, D. C., he painted a gigantic mural, Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way. |
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"Emanuel Leutze." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Emanuel Leutze." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Leutze-E.html "Emanuel Leutze." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Leutze-E.html |
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