Thomas Cole. A Description of his Life and his Series of Paintings "The Course of Empire" and "The Voyage of Life"

Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 2, University of Vienna, language: English, abstract: This paper describes the life and work of Thomas Cole. After a description of Cole's biography, the second chapter deals with two series of paintings: "The Course of Empire" and "The Voyage of Life". Finally, the Hudso...