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Mar 24 2011

The Course of Empire, Consummation, Thomas Cole

American / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc

The Course of Empire, Consummation, 1836, Thomas Cole

This is a reproduction of the third of Thomas Cole’s five part series, “The Course of Empire”.  This third painting, “The Consummation of Empire” depicts a landscape in which the pinnacle of imperial achievement has been gained.  The structures are obviously inspired by imperial Rome, yet the iconic boulder-topped mountain is still visible from the earlier paintings. The setting is an imaginary geography identifiable in each painting by a small mountain topped with an iconic boulder.  The original canvas is 76 inches wide and 51 inches high and is in the New York Historical Society.

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