Battle Of Gettysburg Cyclorama Painting
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He spent months on the battlefield researching the battle with veterans a battlefield guide and a photographer.
Battle of gettysburg cyclorama painting. Cyclorama painting in the late 1880s french artist paul philippoteaux took brush to canvas and created the battle of gettysburg cyclorama painting. Through interviews with veterans and by documenting the landscape with a photographer philippoteaux spent months researching the battle. Marvel at the detail. The battle of gettysburg cyclorama at gettysburg national military park is one that has survived.
The battle of gettysburg also known as the gettysburg cyclorama is a cyclorama painting by the french artist paul philippoteaux depicting pickett s charge the climactic confederate attack on the union forces during the battle of gettysburg on july 3 1863. The battle of gettysburg painting is the largest oil on canvas painting in north america and is among the last cyclorama paintings in existence. An accomplished artist who had already painted a number of cycloramas depicting important european battles philippoteaux was invited to the united states in 1879 by a group of chicago businessmen who commissioned the battle of gettysburg cyclorama.