How does Leiv Eirikson Discovering America elucidate its Subject and composition?
Leiv Eirikson Discovering America is painted in oil on canvas with the dimensions 313 cm × 470 cm (123 in × 185 in). The painting presents a view from the deck of Leif Erikson's ship, looking out over the waves with land visible in the distance to the left. To the right in the picture is the title figure, holding the rudder and wearing a mustard-coloured tunic. He stands straight and points toward the land in the horizon. A few other men on deck are hunching and look seasick.
Leif Erikson oil on canvas