The Course of Empire: The Destruction of the City

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:painting
gptkbp:art_movement gptkb:Hudson_River_School
gptkbp:artist gptkb:Thomas_Cole
gptkbp:artistic_technique Layering of paint
gptkbp:collection The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection
gptkbp:color_palette Dramatic and dark colors
gptkbp:cultural_aspect 19th-century American art
gptkbp:depicts A catastrophic event
A city in ruins
gptkbp:dimensions 66.5 in × 100.5 in
gptkbp:evokes Emotional response from viewers
gptkbp:exhibited_at In various art museums
gptkbp:exhibition_history Exhibited at the National Academy of Design
gptkbp:features Classical architecture
gptkbp:historical_context Reflects concerns of the time about urbanization
gptkbp:influence Influenced later American landscape painters
gptkbp:influenced Contemporary artists
Environmental art movements
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:European_Romantic_painters
gptkbp:inspiration The Fall of Rome
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in In art history studies
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in For its artistic merit
gptkbp:is_considered A masterpiece of American art
gptkbp:is_critiqued_by For its portrayal of civilization
gptkbp:is_displayed_in In art galleries worldwide
gptkbp:is_influential_in In discussions of American identity
gptkbp:is_part_of American art history
gptkbp:is_recognized_as As a significant work in the Romantic genre
gptkbp:is_referenced_in In literature and media
gptkbp:is_symbolic_of Of the American experience
gptkbp:location gptkb:The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkbp:medium gptkb:oil_on_canvas
gptkbp:notable_features Dramatic lighting
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:The_Course_of_Empire_series
The Course of Empire narrative
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:The_Course_of_Empire:_The_Consummation_of_Empire
gptkbp:preserved_by In museum collections
gptkbp:represents The cycle of rise and fall
gptkbp:significance Critique of American expansionism
gptkbp:style gptkb:Romanticism
gptkbp:successor gptkb:The_Course_of_Empire:_Desolation
gptkbp:symbolizes The inevitable decline of civilizations
gptkbp:technique Luminous atmospheric effects
gptkbp:theme civilization and decay
gptkbp:year_created 1836
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Course_of_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6