The Course of Empire. Desolation.
 Cole, Thomas, 1801-1848

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Title:The Course of Empire. Desolation
Notes:A short essay on the artistic and spiritual meaning of this artwork is available from The Visual Commentary on Scripture, https://thevcs.org/daniels-four-beasts/collapse?first=6471.
Date:1836
Artist:Cole, Thomas, 1801-1848
Building:New York Historical Society
Object/Function:Painting
City/Town:New York
State:NY
Country:United States

Scripture:Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28
Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18
Lectionary links:CProp19
BAllS
General Subject:Desolation
Ruin
Visual Commentary on Scripture

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Attribution:Cole, Thomas, 1801-1848. The Course of Empire. Desolation, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55647 [retrieved April 28, 2024]. Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Desolation_Thomas_Cole_1836.jpeg.
Record Number:55647 Last Updated: 2022-02-04 10:34:27 Record Created: 2013-06-18 14:26:58
Institution:Vanderbilt University Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition