The Course of Empire, The Savage State
The Course of Empire is a five-part series of paintings created by Thomas Cole in the years 1833-36. It is notable in part for reflecting popular American sentiments of the times, when many saw pastoralism as the ideal phase of human civilization, fearing that empire would lead to gluttony and inevitable decay. The first painting, The Savage State, shows the valley from the shore opposite the crag, in the dim light of a dawning stormy day. A hunter clad in skins hastens through the wilderness, pursuing a deer; canoes paddle up the river; on the far shore can be seen a clearing with a cluster of wigwams around a fire, the nucleus of the city that is to be. The visual references are those of Native American life.
Томас Коул (1801 – 1848)
Томас Коул (1801-1848) – основатель школы Худсона, художник-романтик. Его пейзажи полны духовности и аллегорий, отражают историю Америки и связь человека с природой.
Об этом произведении
- Название: The Course of Empire, The Savage State
- Художник: Томас Коул
- Формат: Panoramic
- Правовой статус: Общественное достояние
- Динамика: Hudson River School
- Цветовая палитра: Earthy
- Тематика: landscape , royalty
