A boat caught on fire and a headless statue surround the central scene of another painting where a large group of people are being slaughtered.
One of this artist's depicts a giant earthen cup towering above some mountains, while another work depicts a woman falling before an outdoor shrine of the Virgin Mary. In addition to Il Penseroso, he also painted a man resting on a pillar while looking at a pyramid and other buildings of various designs. A boat caught on fire and a headless statue surround the central scene of another painting where a large group of people are being slaughtered. This artist painted The Architect's Dream and Destruction, the latter of which is part of a(*) series that also includes The Savage State and Desolation. Another series by this artist depicted in Kindred Spirits shows a man in a boat traveling down a river at different times representing childhood, youth, manhood, and old age. The Course of Empire and The Voyage of Life were both painted by, for 10 points, what leader of the Hudson River School who also painted The Oxbow?
One of this artist's depicts a giant earthen cup towering above some mountains, while another work depicts a woman falling before an outdoor shrine of the Virgin Mary.
Thomas Cole