The Course of Empire The Savage State 1833-36

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"The Course of Empire: The Savage State" is the first painting in a series of five works created by the American artist Thomas Cole between 1833 and 1836. Known collectively as "The Course of Empire," this series of paintings reflects Cole's fascination with the cyclical rise and fall of civilizations, a theme that resonates with the Romantic era's interest in the sublime, nature, and historical destiny. "The Savage State" depicts the dawn of civilization, showing a landscape at the break of day that is wild, untamed, and full of potential.

In this initial painting, Cole sets the stage for the narrative arc that unfolds across the series. The landscape is characterized by rugged wilderness, with a few signs of human presence in the form of simple structures and a small group of indigenous people engaged in primitive hunting and communal activities. The atmosphere is one of harmony between humans and nature, suggesting an idyllic, albeit uncultivated, existence.

The painting is imbued with a sense of tranquility and the grandeur of the natural world, which is a hallmark of Cole's work and the Hudson River School of painting, with which he is associated. The use of light and shadow, the rendering of natural elements such as the mountains, river, and sky, and the inclusion of classical elements like the distant mountain resembling a Greek temple, all serve to evoke a sense of the sublime and the philosophical contemplation of humanity's place in the world.

As the first part of "The Course of Empire," "The Savage State" introduces viewers to the themes of progress, decline, and the impermanence of human achievements that Cole explores more deeply in the subsequent paintings: "The Arcadian or Pastoral State," "The Consummation of Empire," "Destruction," and "Desolation." This series is considered one of Cole's most significant and influential contributions to American art and continues to be a subject of study for its historical, cultural, and ecological insights.

"The Course of Empire: The Savage State" is held in the collection of the New-York Historical Society in New York City, where it is displayed alongside the other paintings in the series, providing a comprehensive view of Cole's vision of the cyclical nature of history and the fate of civilizations.

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