Comments on: What’s wrong with this painting? https://www.isegoria.net/2010/06/whats-wrong-with-this-painting/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:39:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Rebecca https://www.isegoria.net/2010/06/whats-wrong-with-this-painting/comment-page-1/#comment-5373 Rebecca Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:37:56 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=6745#comment-5373 Interesting. I shall look that up. Thank you.

]]> By: Joseph Fouche https://www.isegoria.net/2010/06/whats-wrong-with-this-painting/comment-page-1/#comment-5287 Joseph Fouche Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:03:49 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=6745#comment-5287 David Hackett Fischers’ brilliant book Washington’s Crossing discusses the painting in detail. For example, each of the men in the boat represents one of the thirteen original colonies and bears that state’s characteristics.

]]> By: Becky https://www.isegoria.net/2010/06/whats-wrong-with-this-painting/comment-page-1/#comment-5226 Becky Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:28:57 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=6745#comment-5226 That’s why art is important as a statement of the times. The artist’s liberty and interpretation of the event is much more memorable than what I imagine the actual event to have looked like.

There is a black man sitting down facing Washington with an oar, and I wonder if he was there, as well as the others.

]]> By: Carter https://www.isegoria.net/2010/06/whats-wrong-with-this-painting/comment-page-1/#comment-5168 Carter Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:10:19 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=6745#comment-5168 Even as a boy Washington had a mature look — see this painting.

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