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Landscape—Scene from "Thanatopsis"

By: Asher Brown Durand

Uploaded By: Make MyArts

Art Number: AB01565

Rs.481

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Asher Brown Durand, Sr.'s "Landscape—Scene from 'Thanatopsis'" (oil on canvas, 1850) is a masterpiece of the Hudson River School. Golden light bathes a verdant valley, framed by majestic cliffs and ancient trees. The painting's soft hues of green, brown, and blue evoke the sublime beauty of untamed American wilderness. Inspired by William Cullen Bryant's poem, it speaks to nature's eternal cycle and humanity's place within it. A hidden message lies in the contrast between the timeless landscape and the fleeting human presence, represented by tiny figures and cattle. This work embodies the 19th-century American ideals of manifest destiny and the spiritual significance of unspoiled nature.

Resource Type : Paintings

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