"The Last Moments of John Brown (1884) by Thomas Hovenden"
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Описание: "The Last Moments of John Brown" is a powerful historical narrative painting created in 1884 by the Irish-American artist Thomas Hovenden. The work depicts the controversial abolitionist John Brown in the moments before his execution for the raid on Harpers Ferry. Based on popular folklore, Brown pauses on his way to the gallows to kiss an African American baby. Hovenden used a highly dramatic and romanticized approach to portray Brown as a martyr for justice. In the composition, light focuses on Brown’s figure, making him appear calm and dignified, while the surrounding crowd—including his guards and African American women and children—gaze upon him with complex emotions. The painting's extreme tragedy lies in its capture of the peak of America's moral conflict—the image of a hero sacrificing his life for the ideal of abolition, and it profoundly critiques the great division and human struggle in American society over the issue of slavery at the time.
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