The Course of Empire is a series of five paintings created by the English-born American painter Thomas Cole between 1833 and 1836, which depicts the growth and fall of an imaginary city. The Course of Empire comprises the following works: The Course of Empire – The Savage State (1); The Arcadian or Pastoral State (2); The Consummation of Empire (3); Destruction (4); and Desolation (5).

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Thomas Cole
English-born US-American painter
* 1. Februar 1801 † 11. Februar 1847
https://archive.org/details/107971

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Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Catskill, NY.

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View from the front porch, at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Catskill, NY. I used magic eraser to remove the street and houses. Isn't this technology amazing?

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Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Catskill, NY. I used magic eraser to remove the boxes. Isn't this technology amazing?

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Today in #Connecticut History, May 4: Landscape Art for an Industrializing Country

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https://todayincthistory.com/2023/05/04/may-4-landscape-art-for-an-industrializing-america/

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"The Voyage of Life - Youth" is the first painting of Thomas Cole, America's leading landscape painter during the first half of the 19th century, from four-part series that follows the archetypal hero's journey down the River of Life.

https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/16-the-voyage-of-life-youth-thomas-cole.html

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