The first piece is Benjamin West’s Penn’s Treaty with the Indians When He Founded the Province of Pennsylvania in North America is an oil on canvas completed in 1772. This piece is a possible representation of an event that would take place in 1682. The second piece is by Emanuel Leutze: The Storming of the Teocalli by Cortez and His Troops. Also an oil on canvas completed in 1848. This piece referred to the invasion of the Aztec empire by the Spanish. Although the scenes of these two pieces differ in actions, both represent interactions between two different cultures. An image of peace, Benjamin West’s Penn’s Treaty with the Indians When He Founded the Province of Pennsylvania in North America. This piece was commissioned by Thomas Penn, hoping for a painting of his father, William Penn, meeting with Native Americans. The completed painting depicts William entering into a peace treaty with the chief of the Lenape, taking place in Pennsylvania. An image of war, Emanuel Leutze: The Storming of the Teocalli by Cortez and His Troops, 1848. This painting illustrates Hernan Cortez leading the
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These pieces have many differences as you can see with a quick glance. In The Storming of the Teocalli by Cortez and His Troops, Leutze paid lots of attention to detail accurately showing the chaos that occurred during this time. With falling bodies and drawn out weapons there is much detail in the division between the troops of Cortez and the followers of the Aztec leader. This painting brought about moral questions from those that viewed it. On the opposite side we have Benjamin West’s Penn’s Treaty with the Indians When He Founded the Province of Pennsylvania in North America. This painting portrayed more of a idealistic situation without moral questioning. Instead of division we have a sense of unity between the Native Americans and
These pieces have many differences as you can see with a quick glance. In The Storming of the Teocalli by Cortez and His Troops, Leutze paid lots of attention to detail accurately showing the chaos that occurred during this time. With falling bodies and drawn out weapons there is much detail in the division between the troops of Cortez and the followers of the Aztec leader. This painting brought about moral questions from those that viewed it. On the opposite side we have Benjamin West’s Penn’s Treaty with the Indians When He Founded the Province of Pennsylvania in North America. This painting portrayed more of a idealistic situation without moral questioning. Instead of division we have a sense of unity between the Native Americans and