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View of Florence
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Cole visited Italy in 1831 and made a small pencil sketch of this vista of Florence shortly before sunset. In his New York studio six years later, he transformed the drawing into this large oil painting, adding picturesque humans and goats to the foreground. Exhibiting <em>View of Florence</em> alongside a painting of the Catskill Mountains in New York in 1837, Cole set out to prove that he had mastered the very different landscapes of the Old and New Worlds.
| Artist / Maker | Thomas Cole |
|---|---|
| Date | 1837 |
| Culture / Origin | United States |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | Framed: 125.4 x 186.7 x 9.2 cm (49 3/8 x 73 1/2 x 3 5/8 in.); Unframed: 99.5 x 160.4 cm (39 3/16 x 63 1/8 in.) |
| Department | American Painting and Sculpture |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
Thomas Cole (American, born England,1801–1848) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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