Baptism Of Pocahontas Essay
AMERICAN ART PROJECT
Sharon Moore
HIUS 221-B42
FEBUARUY 24, 2014
BAPTISM OF POCAHONTAS
JOHN GADSBY CHAPMAN
ARTIST
The Baptism of Pocahontas is oil on canvas painting that was painted by
John Gadsby Chapman .The painting was commissioned in 1837 and was delivered to the U.S. Capital and hung in Rotunda in November of 1840.
John Gadsby Chapman is trying to portray a defining event in Pocahontas’s life which was her entry into the Christian faith. The feelings John Gadsby
Chapman was trying to evoke through his painting was that during this time some Americans believed that the Indians should accept Christianity and conform to American customs. During the time of the painting the
United Stated troops were fighting with the Seminole Indians …show more content…
I believe John Gadsby Chapman successfully communicates his message in the painting and makes the a clear connection between the artworks content and context by the way he has Pocahontas positioned and has her dresses. To many Christian’s there are similarities between The
Baptism of Pocahontas and The Nativity scene and the Virgin Mary.
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
JOHN TRUMBULL
ARTIST
Declaration of Independence is an oil on canvas painting that was painted by John Trumbull. The painted was commissioned in 1817 and was hung in rotunda in 1826. John Trumbull is trying to portray the image of our country founding fathers presenting the
Declaration of Independence to John Hancock which is a scene that never actually occurred. I believe he was trying to evoke the feeling of togetherness and the importance that surrounded the signing of the document. I believe that John Trumbull’s successfully communicated his message and the importance of the signing of the
Declaration of Independence. The events that was occurring in
America that was composted in the painting was that the American colonies were at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire
LANDING OF COLUMBUS
JOHN VANDERLYN
Sharon Moore
HIUS 221-B42
FEBUARUY 24, 2014
BAPTISM OF POCAHONTAS
JOHN GADSBY CHAPMAN
ARTIST
The Baptism of Pocahontas is oil on canvas painting that was painted by
John Gadsby Chapman .The painting was commissioned in 1837 and was delivered to the U.S. Capital and hung in Rotunda in November of 1840.
John Gadsby Chapman is trying to portray a defining event in Pocahontas’s life which was her entry into the Christian faith. The feelings John Gadsby
Chapman was trying to evoke through his painting was that during this time some Americans believed that the Indians should accept Christianity and conform to American customs. During the time of the painting the
United Stated troops were fighting with the Seminole Indians …show more content…
I believe John Gadsby Chapman successfully communicates his message in the painting and makes the a clear connection between the artworks content and context by the way he has Pocahontas positioned and has her dresses. To many Christian’s there are similarities between The
Baptism of Pocahontas and The Nativity scene and the Virgin Mary.
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
JOHN TRUMBULL
ARTIST
Declaration of Independence is an oil on canvas painting that was painted by John Trumbull. The painted was commissioned in 1817 and was hung in rotunda in 1826. John Trumbull is trying to portray the image of our country founding fathers presenting the
Declaration of Independence to John Hancock which is a scene that never actually occurred. I believe he was trying to evoke the feeling of togetherness and the importance that surrounded the signing of the document. I believe that John Trumbull’s successfully communicated his message and the importance of the signing of the
Declaration of Independence. The events that was occurring in
America that was composted in the painting was that the American colonies were at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire
LANDING OF COLUMBUS
JOHN VANDERLYN