Through the centuries the painting has been criticized aesthetically and for historical shortcomings.
This painting is very important both aesthetically and historically therefore people criticize base on that two aspects. Aesthetically this painting is very powerful that the expression of people and the central composition of the painting showed the dedication and the mental power of people.
“But this is the centerpiece of the American collections.”
Masterpiece of American at the time that it was published. It depicts one of the most important event in America history
It was an immediate sensation, and within four months some 50,000 people had paid to see the painting before it was bought for $10,000 by a collector, Marshall O. Roberts.
We can see how great this artwork is by knowing how many people are willing to pay to see the artwork, also, within 4 months there is 50 000 people paid to see, and bought by a collector. It is truly a sensation.
The Met would not estimate the cost of the total refurbishment, as research and planning are still under way. But some experts said the project could not be accomplished for less than $500,000.
The artwork is truly a 'legend', it is worth to be surrounded by the large gilt frame. For all the work that the artist done and the meaning behind the artwork gives the painting a really high value.
Gilding such an enormous frame will require more than 12,500 3.5-inch square sheets of gold leaves, 1/250,000th of an inch thick, at a cost of more than $12,000.
It is a huge cost for a huge frame. I am amazed about how the artists are willing to give for the artworks.
noticed an image of the Leutze painting in a dramatic gilded frame dominated by a 12-foot-wide American-eagle crest at the top.
Eagle reminds me of America, it is the core symbol for America.
“It’s a challenge to carve, since there isn’t a whole lot of detail in the blowup,” said Mr. Terán, who was born into a family of woodcarvers in a town of woodcarvers, San Antonia de Ibarra, in Ecuador.
Wood carving plays a huge part in art, many of the fabulous wood carving work requires a lot of patience and time to be done. Wood carving is also one of the oldest method of art.
It is believed that the painting was rolled up to make its original trip to the museum, as it was to fit into its current space for the 1980 opening of the American Wing.
It is possibly true because the painting itself is actually higher than the doorway, so it's possible that it was rolled up and brought into the museum.
The monumental work by Emanuel Leutze is ranked among the top five artworks in the museum’s visitor-popularity surveys.
There are many more exquisite artworks that were done by artists which is very fascinating. "The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a treasure trove of masterpieces from every culture, time period, and medium..."( Jennifer Polland, 2016) http://www.thisisinsider.com/what-to-see-at-the-met-museum-nyc-2016-5
is one of the largest paintings in the museum, measuring 21 feet wide and 12 feet high.
21 feet wide and 12 feet high equals to 6.4008 m wide, 3.6576 m high. It is actually a very large painting, higher than the doorway of the museum which is 2.8 m.
“Washington Crossing the Delaware,”
A artwork by Emanuel Leutze, German artist. The artwork described Washington crossing the Delaware River during the American Revolutionary War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware
has collided with a 9-foot-3-inch-high doorway.
https://www.metmuseum.org/ It is a huge symbol for the museum, people think about the word greatness when they entering the museum. 9 foot 3 inches equals to 2.8194 meters, nearly 3 meters for a doorway.
Mathew Brady photograph
From the research of Mathew Brady, the most thing that come up is his American Civil War photographs.
A 3,000-Pound Gilt Frame
3000 pound frame would cost a lot of time and work to be done. Amazing what people actually do for art, to build something like this.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://www.metmuseum.org/ The Metropolitan Museum of Art is located in New York City, it is one of the largest art museum. It has a combination of a lot different cultural artwork.
where tea cultivation is a major sector of the local economy.
Tea cultivation impact Asia through long history until now, it is still a major sector.
While the National Palace Museum’s two branches share many works, each has a slightly different angle on Chinese cultural heritage
There is many aspects of China relation to culture from different perspectives.
Curators ensured that prized antiquities—such as the crowd-pleasing Jadeite Cabbage
Culture influence
museum officials transferred some of the institution’s most popular attractions to the Southern Branch and offered free admission to residents of three southern counties for the first three months after its opening.
With the free admission to people, it is a great chance for the community to visit some of the most popular artworks.