Art Analysis: George Washington Crossing The Delaware

George Washington Crossing the Delaware After visiting the website I have learned how Leutze used composition, perspective, light, color, form, motion and proportion to make sure his painting conveyed the meaning and emotion he had in mind. The types of perspective that I see used are foreshorten and Leutze also made the boat in the back look further away while George Washington’s boat appears to be closer to observers. Light is used in this painting with the sunlight to highlight the center group of men on the boat. That same light is used on the face of the solider on the side of the boat paddling. Dark tones are mainly used in this painting. There is one color that the artist kept using, but it is not in the background only in the boat.