When I analyze this painting, my eyes are drawn to the building in the bottom left which seems to resemble a church. It has a white steeple and roof line along with light red brick for the walls. The color, style, size, and position of this particular building sets it apart from the rest of the buildings which all seem to blend together along the composition. The building’s edge meets right with the fence line along the field in the bottom left corner of the piece. It prompts viewers to begin their focus on the left of the painting instead of drawing our eyes directly to the center.
Thomas Cole was originally born in Lancashire, England in 1801. In 1818 he and his parents moved to America. Cole’s father wanted him to be a lawyer. However, Cole self-thought himself in the art where he found his true passion on painting. Cole always found picturesque landscapes for which showed interest at an early age.
The Poetry of Nature I was lucky enough to see this display of landscape art from the Hudson River School. These paintings are from the golden era of America landscapes, a period stretching from 1818 to 1886. The Hudson River School is also considered to be the first American art movement. The art they created was nation wide. My favorite was titled Morning in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Art Abstract- "Cora Kneeling at the Feet of Tamenund" Of course, the Hudson River region during the eighteenth century was not all about Ferries, Canals, Railroads, and commerce. Even more, the unique beauty of the Hudson River Scenery and its mountainous is considered to be a manifestation of god. The transcendental nature of the Hudson River attracted many landscaping artists who were captive of its beauty. For instance, the Hudson River Art School did not had a physical location but it was a group of artists driven by their passion, to walk on foot along the Hudson River to appreciate nature and to be inspired by its beauty. Thomas Cole was the principal founder of the Hudson River Art School.
When it comes to the history of the United States and how it became the free country that it is today, there are a few things that come to mind instantly such as The Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights, The Constitution, and a few others; one of the other important documents that isn’t as often thought about is the letter that Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Baptists back in 1802 regarding the separation of The Church and the state. All of these documents played their own part in the foundation of the country we now know today as The United States of America, or The Land of the Free. This paper will be used to compare a few of these documents as well as what the signers of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution
He spent a great deal of the profits he earned. He started silver mines, bought expensive clothes and donated money to have the Tabor Opera House
Around the age of 16, Frederick began writing ‘The Columbian Orator’ which spoke and clarified his views and told everyone what human rights are and how they are equal to both white and black. He taught other enslaved people on the plantation to read and write at a weekly church service. This became so good that more than 40 slaves showed up for his services.
Paintings of the Hudson River Valley, Connecticut River, and White Mountains became very influential. Genre artists like John Quidor, who painted landscapes and figures from literature, also had a strong liking of the ideals in the Romanticism movement, which influenced his paintings toward a nationalistic impression as well. Quidor was known for being one of the founding fathers of American art. Even though he was never appreciated for his works when he was alive, he changed America’s perspectives on art forever. Both the Hudson River School students and Quidor expressed their paints in a unique “American” way, as they tended to ignore British ideals of art.
The Great Awakening was the most important event of American religion in the eighteenth century, it was a series of emotionally based religious revivals that swept across the American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s with the first awakening and again from the 1790s to the 1830s in the second. This awakening allowed for a new breed of preachers to step forth, one that was dynamic in speech with the ability to excite the masses in the colonies, spreading the Word of God through the colonies preaching fire and brimstone. The preaching style of fire and brimstone was a revivalist form that used fiery and highly descriptive language, thundering that people that did not establish a personal relationship with God would be damned to hell. The book
Religion, is viewed as having two identities; false and true. During this time, the forms serve different purposes and functions depending on the people. Published in 1845, the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass written by Frederick Douglass was an inspirational autobiography to others. It shows the true institution of slavery and how slaves are affected by it. One of the many themes brought up throughout the Narrative, especially the theme of religion.
Frederick Douglass had multiple masters over the course of his life. Half of his masters were good and some were bad. The worst and cruelest were religious slaveholders who used religious scripture to explain why they beat and whipped the slaves. In reality they were hypocrites. Douglass gives multiple examples of how religious slaveholders showed hypocrisy.
Various religions have made a great turning point on European history. One of the most notable figures of European history, a German theologian and religious reformer named Martin Luther, had so much passion about his faith of God. This man leaves a mark on European history for having the courage to lead a revolution against the Catholic Church. He felt that the Catholic Church’s practices were impractical. Martin Luther made a great, positive impact as a religious leader during the Protestant Reformation by his successful achievements as a theologian, starting and spreading the Protestant Reformation to many parts in Europe, and creating his own Lutheran Church.
Polo was known as best known long distance traveler during the Mongol time. Polo and his father traded by legal traders who wanted to trade silk and precious stones. When he was seventeen years old he travelled to China around 1271, along with his father and uncle, and had explored about 20 countries and amongst the places he explored was India and he remained in China for 17 years working aside Kublai Khan the grandson of Genghis Khan. Because of his lack of intellect when he was arrested he would create a story telling narrative to entertain his audience. This audience is believed to be his sell mates, and through one of the cell mates whom had written down the stories, and the result of this came to be known as the travels of Marco Polo.
As a preface, those who had stood by the side of the Roman Catholic Church had enough with this institution that sought nothing, but power. Church officials took the people’s pure desire for salvation and scammed them into buying it instead. Ignorance is regularly the cause of such manipulation. The Protestant Reformation was effective in promoting the progress of mankind when it came to faith. Although it proved to be troublesome, particularly because of the splitting of the church, it was beneficial for those in the future.
Frederick Douglass is a great orator. And he is also known for being a great abolitionist. His work details his life experiences as a former slave and states his theory on slavery whis literature. In the “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,” he talks about how religion and the Bible had a effect on slavery. In the narrative, Douglass introduces himself by sharing his place of birth and also his age.
