Beskrivelse

William Henry Powell: Discovery of the Mississippi by De Soto
Kunstner	William Henry Powell  (1823–1879)     Alternative navne W. H. Powell George William Henry Powell Beskrivelse amerikansk kunstmaler Fødsels- og dødsdato 14. februar 1823  6. oktober 1879  Fødsels- og dødssted New York City New York City Autoritetsdata : Q3568696 VIAF: 33718699 ISNI: 0000000067055701 ULAN: 500026492 LCCN: n96021895 RKD: 96614 WorldCat artist QS:P170,Q3568696 (photograph courtesy Architect of the Capitol)
Titel	English: Discovery of the Mississippi by De Soto
Object type	maleri
Beskrivelse	William H. Powell was the last artist to be commissioned by the Congress for a painting in the Rotunda. His dramatic and brilliantly colored canvas shows Spanish conqueror and explorer Hernando DeSoto, riding a white horse, the first European to view the Mississippi River, in 1541. As De Soto and his troops approach, the Native Americans in front of their tepees watch, and a chief holds out a peace pipe. In the foreground is a jumble of weapons and soldiers, suggesting the attack they had suffered shortly before. To the right, a monk prays as a crucifix is set in the ground. Powell (1823–1879) was born in New York and raised in Ohio. He studied art in Italy and worked on the painting in Paris. He also painted The Battle of Lake Erie, which hangs in the east Senate Grand Staircase in the Capitol. The dimensions of this oil painting on canvas are 365.76 cm by 548.64 cm (144.00 in by 216.00 in).
Dato	1853 date QS:P571,+1853-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Kilde/Fotograf	Architect of the Capitol

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