The Voyage of Life - Wikipedia
The Voyage of Life is a series of four paintings created by the American artist Thomas Cole in 1840 and reproduced with minor alterations in 1842, representing an allegory of the four …
Thomas Cole, The Voyage of Life: Childhood, 1842 - National Gallery of Art
In contrast to the Course of Empire’s grand, panoramic scenes of nature and architecture, flush with details and incidents, Cole painted The Voyage of Life in a simplified style. He focused his …
‘The Voyage of Life’ - American Essence
A prime example of this undertaking, and one of Cole’s most renowned series, “The Voyage of Life,” is a group of four paintings that illustrate the major stages in a man’s life: “Childhood,” …
The Voyage of Life - On Art and Aesthetics
Oct 3, 2020 · In 1842, Thomas Cole painted a series called The Voyage of Life, which is a Christian allegory of the human condition. These works proved valuable for the American …
Thomas Cole's "The Voyage of Life" - Wenglinsky Review
Sep 8, 2019 · Thomas Cole’s “The Voyage of Life” is a series of four paintings he did in the 1840’s that showed the stages of human development, the first about childhood, the second about …
Smarthistory – Thomas Cole, The Voyage of Life
Thomas Cole, The Voyage of Life by Dr. Bryan Zygmont and Dr. Steven Zucker Cole’s extraordinary series chronicles each stage of human life: childhood, youth, manhood, and old …
The Voyage of Life Series Page - Explore Thomas Cole
Cole painted The Voyage of Life in his “Old Studio” at Cedar Grove. This space lay at the west end of a storehouse constructed in 1839 by the owner of the property, his wife’s “Uncle Sandy.”
The Voyage Of Life: Childhood (1842) by Thomas Cole
Childhood is the first painting in the series, completed by Cole in 1842. The painting portrays an idealistic world where a boat travels down a river amidst stunning landscapes that change to …
The Voyage of Life: Childhood (First Set) | Explore Thomas Cole
Cole wrote of his intention to paint an "Allegory of Human Life—a series" in the list of themes and subjects he started in 1827. He began jotting down his ideas for the first painting of The …
The Voyage of Life by Thomas Cole - ARTK12
Thomas Cole tackled the journey of civilizations in his five paintings The Course of Empire. In this series of paintings, The Voyage of Life, Cole illustrates the individual life in four stages. Cole …