The Veteran
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Details
- Date
- 1870
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- unframed: height 0.43 m, width 0.303 m
- Origin
- France, 19th Century
- Department
- Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Palette
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- Image provider
- cleveland-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Art Genome Taxonomy
7 tags
Subject Matter
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Human Figure Both · 99%
A single standing male figure is the central visual subject, and the catalog lists the subject as male.
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Text Visual · 99%
The background is composed of numerous overlapping printed posters and clearly visible typography.
Visual Qualities
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Dark Colors Visual · 96%
The painting is dominated by dark browns, blacks, and grays, contrasted with pale snow and muted poster colors.
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Dense Composition Visual · 91%
The poster-covered wall, figure, masonry, and snow create a visually concentrated, information-rich composition.
Medium and Techniques
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Oil Painting Metadata · 99%
The Cleveland Museum of Art identifies the medium as oil on canvas.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The work is dated 1870 in the museum record.
Geographic Regions
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French Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the place of origin as France, 19th Century, and the artist as French.
Source & rights
Marie-François Firmin-Girard (French, 1838–1921). The Veteran. Cleveland Museum of Art.
High-resolution sources
- Original TIFF ↗ 4,445 × 5,620 · Cleveland Museum Of Art · Available