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Thomas Cole

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Painting of Niagara Falls seen from a distance, with autumn trees, two figures on a cliff, and a stormy sky.

Distant View of Niagara Falls

1830

Sunset landscape with a large tree, wooden bridge over a river, village church, and distant mountains under a pink sky.

New England Scenery

1839

Panoramic oil painting of Florence at sunset, with the cathedral dome, river bridge, and mountains beyond a terrace.

View of Florence

1837

Painting of a winding river oxbow through farmland beneath a storm on the left and sunlit clouds on the right.

View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm - The Oxbow

1836

Painting of a giant goblet-shaped rock with waterfalls and a lake on its rim, set in mountains under a glowing sunset sky.

The Titan's Goblet

1833

Painting of a river valley with tall trees, figures on the riverbank, and distant mountains under a hazy sky.

View on the Catskill - Early Autumn

1836-37

Painting of a rider on a white horse crossing a river below a rocky cliff, with trees and distant hills under a glowing sky.

The Mountain Ford

1846

Landscape with ivy-covered Roman ruins, an arched aqueduct, small figures, and mountains under a cloudy sky.

A View near Tivoli (Morning)

1832

Oil sketch of a winding river through a valley with wooded hills, clouds, and a woman with a parasol on rocks.

Sketch for View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm (The Oxbow)

1836

Study of a towering cumulus cloud lit white on one side, rising over a dark treeline under a pale pink and blue sky.

Clouds

ca. 1838

Oil sketch of a small wooded island under a low sun, with distant mountains and a warm orange sunset sky.

Landscape Sketch

Oil landscape of a wooded valley with a mill, a man with an axe on a fallen log, and a seated figure by a river.

Landscape

1825

Painting of a river through a rocky gorge with a hilltop castle, a gnarled tree, and dramatic clouds overhead.

The Fountain of Vaucluse

1841

Painted landscape of a river valley with a rocky cliff, winding road, cattle, a waterfall, and distant mountains under a blue

Catskill Scenery

1830

Painting of a dramatic rocky landscape with a volcano and waterfalls at left and a lush tropical valley at right.

Expulsion from the Garden of Eden

1828

Painting of a dark cave opening framing calm water, jagged rock spires, a small boat and a glowing hazy sky.

The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge

1829

View of Schroon Mountain, Essex County, New York, After a Storm

View of Schroon Mountain, Essex County, New York, After a Storm

1838

Painting of a river landscape with a red-clad child in a boat guided by a winged figure, tall trees, and distant mountains.

The Voyage of Life--Youth

1850

Painting of a pilgrim in red walking toward two glowing angels beneath a radiant cross in a stormy sky over rocky terrain.

The Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey (study for series, The Cross and the World)

1840

Dark, fiery landscape with a lone pilgrim among fallen stone blocks, facing a distant horizon and snow-capped mountain.

The Pilgrim of the World at the End of His Journey (study for the series, The Cross and the World)

1840

Painting of an imagined city of classical temples, a pyramid and a Gothic church beside a river, framed by green curtains.

Architect’s Dream

1840

Painting of a shadowy cave framing a hazy sea of rock pinnacles, a small boat, and a waterfall under a golden dawn sky.

The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge

1820

Autumn mountain valley with a rider on horseback, storm clouds, rocky cliffs and a small cabin in a clearing.

A View of the Mountain Pass Called the Notch of the White Mountains (Crawford Notch)

1839

Painting of a winged angel guiding a golden boat with a child down a river past cliffs, cave, flowers and a sunset.

The Voyage of Life: Childhood

1842

Painting of a child in a golden boat on a river, guided by an angel, with mountains and a white palace in the distance.

The Voyage of Life: Youth

1842

Painting of an old man in a golden boat on dark water, with a white angel descending beside him under a stormy sky.

The Voyage of Life: Old Age

1842

Painting of a man in a red robe standing in a golden boat on rapids beside rocky cliffs under a stormy, glowing sky.

The Voyage of Life: Manhood

1842

Painting of forested mountains in misty valley at sunrise, with gnarled trees and rocks in the foreground.

Sunrise in the Catskills

1826

Painting of a ruined ivy-covered stone tower on a cliff with a shepherd and sheep, overlooking a calm sea with a sailboat.

Italian Coast Scene with Ruined Tower

1838

Oil study of a dusk landscape with glowing orange clouds above a dark mountain ridge and tree-lined fields.

Study for "Catskill Creek"

c. 1844/1845

Painting of a Gothic cathedral and autumn trees at sunset, with a funeral procession, a mounted rider, and distant mountains.

The Return

1837

Painted landscape with a castle on a hill, mounted knights on a forest path, a river, and distant mountains under a cloudy sk

The Departure

1837

Dark painted landscape of a storm over a forest with broken trees and a small figure beside a large trunk.

Tornado in an American Forest

1831

Landscape with a kneeling woman in white before a ruined wall with a painted niche, a lake and a hilltop town beyond.

II Penseroso

1845

Painted landscape of a sunlit mountain over a lake, framed by trees, with small figures and tents in the foreground under a s

The Course of Empire-The Savage State

1834

Painting of a hiker on a rocky ledge overlooking two lakes, a white mountain hotel, and layered Catskill peaks at morning.

A View of the Two Lakes and Mountain House, Catskill Mountains, Morning

1844

Painting of a picnic party under large trees beside a lake, with a guitar player, children, a rowboat and mountains at sunset

The Pic-Nic

1846

Painting of a mountain valley with a rushing river, a seated figure with a feathered headdress, and birch trees under clouds.

Indian Pass

1847

Painting of a ruined ivy-covered tower on a cliff with a shepherd, sheep, and a sailboat on calm sea at sunset.

Italian Coast Scene with Ruined Tower

1838

Dark rocky landscape with glowing fiery fissure, waterfall, red volcanic glow, and pale moon over a valley.

Expulsion. Moon and Firelight

1828

Moonlit landscape with a ruined Corinthian column wrapped in ivy, classical ruins, a stone bridge and a still lake.

The Course of Empire. Desolation

1836

Painting of a classical city in flames, with a battle on a stone bridge, a colossal statue, and a stormy sky.

Destruction from The Course of Empire (paintings)

1836

Painting of an idyllic pastoral valley with tall trees, grazing sheep, a classical temple on a cliff, and distant mountains.

The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State

1834

Painting of a stormy wilderness with a rocky peak, forest, hunters in the foreground, and a distant encampment by a river.

The Savage State from The Course of Empire

1834

Painting of a grand classical city with marble temples, colonnades, a harbor full of ships, and crowds on terraces.

The Consummation of Empire from The Course of the Empire

1836

Painting of a bound bearded man chained to a sunlit rocky peak above a mountain valley at dusk, with a bird below.

Prometheus Bound

1847

Painting of a winged figure and a child in a golden boat on a river below cliffs, with flowers and a sunset landscape.

The Voyage of Life: Childhood

1842

Painting of a man in a red robe in a golden boat on a turbulent river between cliffs, under a stormy sky with a glowing light

The Voyage of Life: Manhood

1842

Painting of an elderly man in a small boat reaching toward a winged angel amid storm clouds and a rocky shore.

The Voyage of Life: Old Age

1842

Painting of a youth in a boat on a river, guided by an angel, with a glowing palace and rocky mountains in the distance.

The Voyage of Life: Youth

1842

Painting of a forested mountain at sunrise with mist in the valley and gnarled trees in the foreground.

Sunrise in the Catskills

1826

Oil study of a dusk valley with dark mountains under a sky of glowing orange and gold clouds, by Thomas Cole.

Study for "Catskill Creek"

1844

Painting of a nude man lying dead on rocky ground under a stormy sky, with fire rising at the left and a small figure in the

The Dead Abel

1832

Painting of a lush tropical garden with palms, a waterfall, a lake, and a towering mountain in the distance.

The Garden of Eden

1828

Painting of a stone cross on a hill at sunset, with radiating light rays over distant mountains and a winding river.

Cross at Sunset

1848

Painting of autumn mountains, a lake, a log cabin and two hunters returning with game through a forest.

The Hunter's Return

1845

Painting of a Gothic cathedral among autumn trees at sunset, with a horseback rider, a procession, and distant mountains.

The Return

1837

Painting of a wild mountain lake with a waterfall, stormy sky, and small hunters with bows and spears in the foreground.

A Wild Scene

1831

Oval landscape painting of a mill by a river at sunset, with mountains, tall trees, children and a rowboat.

The Mill, Sunset

1844

Painting of a river at sunset with boats, a stone tower on the left bank, poplar trees, and distant mountains.

View on the Arno, near Florence

1837

Romantic landscape with a classical temple on a hill, mountains, waterfall, and small figures in a sunlit valley.

Dream of Arcadia

1838

Painting of cascading waterfalls below a hilltop town, with a wide hazy plain and river stretching to the horizon.

The Cascatelli, Tivoli, Looking Towards Rome

1832

Painting of a rocky cliff with bent bare trees under a dark stormy sky, mountains and a distant valley beyond.

A Snow Squall

1825

Landscape painting of a crowd gathered on a rocky cliff among autumn trees, with mountains and a lake in warm evening light.

Scene from “The Last of the Mohicans,” Cora Kneeling at the Feet of Tamenund

1827

Painting of a stone tower on a rocky hill above a wooded valley, with a musician and statue in the foreground at dusk.

Landscape, The Vesper Hymn: An Italian Twilight

1841

Painting of a jagged mountain peak over an alpine valley with a village, grazing cows, and two walking figures under a sunset

In the Simmental, Switzerland

1843

Dark mountain landscape with autumn trees, a waterfall, two figures on a rocky ledge, and a stormy valley beyond.

Landscape with Figures: A Scene from "The Last of the Mohicans

1826

Landscape with a lake, hilltop town, and a kneeling woman before a ruined wall holding a painted Madonna niche.

Il Penseroso

1845

Painting of a lakeside pastoral landscape at dusk with classical ruins, a rocky cliff, figures, and distant mountains.

L'Allegro

1845

Pencil and chalk drawing of a forest stream with a kneeling figure drinking beside a fallen tree and boulder.

The Fountain, No. 1: The Wounded Indian Slaking His Death Thirst

1843

Sepia print of a shepherd and sheep beside a lake with wooded hills and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.

The Good Shepherd

1849

Back of a wooden panel with a faint pencil sketch of a domed, columned building above a flat base.

Sketch for Ohio State Capitol Design

c. 1838

Pen and ink sketch of a mountain valley with a farmhouse, river, trees, and a waterfall on a rocky cliff.

On the Road from Conway

1827/1828

Sepia drawing of ruined Doric temple columns on a rocky hillside, with a smaller temple and distant sea below.

Temples of Juno, Lucina, and Concordia - Agrigentum, Sicily

1842

Pencil and chalk drawing of Doric temple columns at left, an olive tree, and a hilltop town across a valley.

Temple of Juno, Agrigentum

1842

Circular drawing of a wilderness lake with a glowing sun, a white cross on a rise, and a kneeling figure by the water.

The Cross in the Wilderness

c. 1844

Pencil sketch of layered mountain ridges and a valley with handwritten notes, on pale paper.

Mountain Landscape [verso]

c. 1828

Ink and brown wash drawing of gnarled, bare tree trunks arching over a pool with a heron and distant hills.

Tree Trunks

1825-1840