The Departure
The Departure c1837 by American Painter Thomas Cole (1801 – 1848); especializado en pinturas históricas y de paisajes que retratan la naturaleza estadounidense y es considerado como el fundador del Movimiento Escolar del Río Hudson.
This scene of a bygone era, depicts a cavalry of about seventeen that have left a castle on a fortified hill riding on road over a bridge with an arch gate positioned on it.
The men and horses are outfitted in beautiful eye catching attire that stands out against the lush green grass and trees of the terrain.
On their way on the dirt trail by a stone structure with a saint on the top where the soldiers are passing to their right is a monk giving them his blessing on the mission they are undertaking.
A bit farther down the road is a structure with a fountain embedded in its wall where there is a shepherd standing as his goats relax on the grass in the distance and another approached the structure from the road; as well as a maiden gathering water in a jug.
In the far distance on the opposite side of the road and castle we can see a fairly large town by the shore of a sea that is populated with sailboats.
Behind the castle there is a large bluff with scattered trees and grass on it and a small waterfall; and behind that a very large mountain that is partially cover with clouds, and with large cloud formations on either side of it.
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Información a continuación derivada de Wikipedia.org
Thomas nació en Bolton le Moors, Lancashire Inglaterra en 1801 y en 17 años de edad emigró a los Estados Unidos con su familia, instalarse en Steubenville, Ohio en 1818.
En 1823 dejó Ohio y se mudó a Filadelfia y luego de allí en 1825 se mudó a Catskill, Nueva York, donde vivió para el próximo 23 años con su esposa e hijos.
Thomas comenzó su carrera como grabador y fue casi completamente autodidacta como pintor., using books to learn his craft and also studying the works of other artists.
Entonces en 1822 Thomas began working as a portrait painter and over time shifted his focus from portraiture to landscape and historical painting.
Thomas is considered to be one of the prominent 19th century American painters and the founder of the Hudson River School movement which was influenced by the Romanticism era of the late 18th century and mid 19th century.
Though Cole was primarily a landscape painter, he also produced allegorical artwork; siendo la más famosa la serie de cinco partes The Course of Empire; que representan el mismo paisaje durante generaciones, de un estado cercano de naturaleza a la consumación del imperio, y luego decadencia y desolación.