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Cole’s painting, The Present, laments days gone by—medieval ruins covered in moss and ivy, lit by an end-of-day glow from the sun.
Details
- Title: The Present
- Creator: Thomas Cole
- Manufacturer: American
- Date Created: 1838
- Location Created: United States
- Physical Dimensions: 40 3/4 x 61 5/8 inches
- Provenance: Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts. Museum Purchase, 1950.190
- Type: Painting
- Original Source: Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts. Museum Purchase, 1950.190
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Creator 1 death date: 1848
- Creator 1 birth date: 1801
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