1. Thomas Cole: Course of Empire
... people, no longer the agrarian society as seen in the last two paintings. The painting itself has also changed, Cole's use of earthy, down played tones of the Arcadian State have now become more luminous, almost gilded tones in Consumption, but "All that's gilded is not gold", Mark Twain. The title Consumption itself is defined as consuming by use of decay or ... ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate