Art and Art History Collection (Saskia)

Twilight in the Wilderness

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Publisher

Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation

Time Period

1860

Abstract

Church created this painting by combining several different sketches made in Maine and New York. The dramatic light electrifying the entire composition is based on sunsets he witnessed from the window of his New York City studio.Perhaps the artist intended twilight to suggest the end of a cosmic cycle---a meaning that coincides with the feeling that the Civil War would change American civilization forever. The panoramic splendor created by brilliant clouds floating above a tranquil landscape also suggests the divine authority of "manifest destiny," the idea that Americans of European stock had a right to the continent.

Keywords

Cleveland (Ohio), New York, NY., Style: Luminism, School: American Hudson River School, Movement: Romantic, USA, Painting, Painting

Alt Text

A painting depicting a serene landscape with a calm river and distant mountains under a colorful sky at sunset. The scene includes trees and rocky terrain along the riverbank.

Geographic Location

Cleveland (Ohio); New York, NY.

Rights

This material is licensed by USF Libraries for the research and teaching needs of USF students, staff, and faculty only. See: https://lib.usf.edu/collections-and-discovery/collection-management/user-terms/

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Media Type

Paintings; Pictures

Identifier

A01-PUF0012

Twilight in the Wilderness

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