The Lesson
- Artist
- Eastman Johnson
- Date
- 1874
- Style
- Realism
- Genre
- Genre painting
"The Lesson" is an evocative genre painting by Eastman Johnson, created in 1862. The oil on paperboard scene captures a powerful moment during the American Civil War, portraying a family of recently escaped fugitives from slavery fleeing the Southern United States. Johnson, known for his Realism style, based this work on an event he claimed to have witnessed near Manassas, Virginia. The painting emphasizes the human struggle for freedom and is a poignant example of art reflecting societal issues during that turbulent period.
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