Washington Crossing the Delaware.

At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I saw many paintings out of which this painting stood out to me. Washington Crossing the Delaware was painted in 1851 by Emanuel Leutze. This massive painting takes up one whole wall and is one of the many main attractions at the Met. The oil strokes on the canvas show that the artist was very talented. I also thought that the waves were handled beautifully. Seeing this painting, I understood why it is one of the most visited works in the Met. I remember my friend telling me that it was placed in the Smithsonian institution in Washington DC before coming to the Met. The room where it is placed was full of people admiring the piece. I have been to the MET a couple times before but for some reason I had always skipped this painting. Overall, I had a great experience as I went there with a friend(who is also at Baruch and was visiting the Met for the first time). I was almost mesmerized by the size of the painting and will probably visit it again.