1. Thomas Cole: Course of Empire
... land, as well as the technology, found in the building of a long boat on the shores of this colony, and the incorporation of the arts in the form of flute playing and dancing. Cole believes this to be the idyllic state, when all human activity is in tune with nature. However, this state of harmony and intertwining with the earth cannot ... , 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 g...
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