Emanuel Leutze

helped visualize these ideas of nonconformity and making the United States their own individual nation. Alongside these American Romantic painters was a man by the name of Emanuel Leutze who visually showed the ideas of a “new beginning” for the United States through his paintings. Between Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay “Circles” and Emanuel Leutze’s painting “Washington Crossing the Delaware,” we can see how the ideas of nonconformity can relate with regards to their thematic and stylistic similarities.

Delaware: A Symbol of Freedom and Perseverance Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze is best known for his painting, Washington Crossing the Delaware (1850). This famous German-American artist captures a brave moment during the American Revolutionary War in his masterpiece. In addition to being one of the most famous American paintings, it is also a symbol for this country’s fight for freedom and patriotism (Groseclose 70). Based on different art historians’ approaches, Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware

horrible the weather conditions were during their voyage. The painting also shows the weather conditions with the huge storm cloud behind the crew. One can also see the large chunks of jagged ice that surrounds the boat while the crew struggles to row (Leutze). The poem also talks about how ragged the crew looks from rowing through the storm. One can see in the painting how the crew are huddling together to shelter themselves from the wind and cold, while some are even wearing bloody bandages. While the

victorious, because of their effort and determination. Emanuel Leutze and David Shulman, both created pieces of brilliance, which both express the enormous amount of hard work and determination it took to succeed. The painting and the poem have their similarities, but their differences also achieve the same objective, that Washington worked hard and was determined to succeed and win the battle. The painting Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze shows all types of hardships that

have lost several previous battles. Two pieces have been created that describe and explain this event in detail. The painting by Emanuel Leutze and the poem by David Shulman both show the experience that Washington and his men have on the harsh, cold Christmas, but each one of these pieces have aspects that describe the event differently.e To begin, the painting by Leutze and the poem by Shulman each portray a different

General George Washington gave unforgettable impressions to all he encountered based on painting, photos, and words describing him. He was a strong, stern leader of the country and to his soldiers. In the painting Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze, he is the center of the illustration. In the poem Washington Crossing the Delaware by David Shulman, Washington is also the main focus. Both works are very similar because of descriptive words of the historic event of Washington and his men

men and their actions as being struggling. (Leutze Washington

the use of heart wrenching pathos in Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address and The Quilt of a Country: Out of Many, One? by Anna Quindlen to the immaculate lighting in the beautifully famous painting George Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, we can see that American people will always unite and stick as one. Americans will stick together after a horrendous event has occurred or when there is beauty to rejoice about. Throughout history the United States of America’s citizens

there not only for the land’s resources, but because they believed it was manifest destiny.“These pioneers stand at the threshold of the Promised Land, ready to fulfill what many nineteenth-century Americans believed was God's plan for the nation.” (Leutze). In the mural the artist uses a lot of symbolism while the English move from the East to the West in their covered wagons bringing weapons and Christianity. We can already see the artist making a point of the English using up the land’s resources

mistakes so that adversities aren't repeated. protects us from re-enduring hardships. Throughout the United States’ history, Americans have found ways to set aside their differences and focus on their commonalities in order to overcome tribulations. Leutze was able to highlight how the differences of the America people