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“. . .nature is still predominant, and there are those who regret that with the improvements of cultivation the sublimity of the wilderness should pass away: for those scenes of solitude from which the hand of nature has never been lifted, affect the mind with a more deep toned emotion than aught which the hand of man has touched. Amid them the consequent associations are of God the creator-they are his undefiled works, and the mind is cast into the contemplation of eternal things.”

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Thomas Cole (February 1, 1801 - February 11, 1848) was an American painter considered one of the pioneers of American landscape art. Known for his grandiose depictions of natural landscapes, Cole's works often featured the majestic scenery of the American continent, infused with elements of Romanticism and symbolism. more

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