The Captives
Datenot dated
Artist
H. Reynolds Thomas
(American artist, 1927–1991)
MediumOil on Masonite ™
Dimensions15 x 19 in. (38.1 x 48.3 cm)
frame: 18 1/8 × 22 1/8 in. (46 × 56.2 cm)
frame: 18 1/8 × 22 1/8 in. (46 × 56.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Eben Reese, 1979
Object number1979-162
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThe artist titled the painting after the sculpture, a fragment of Michelangelo's The Captive (now generally known as The Dying Slave), at the far left of the canvas. Michelangelo's sculpture is not broken as Thomas has depicted it here.