Cotopaxi (painting)
Cotopaxi is an 1862 oil painting by the Hudson River School artist Frederic Edwin Church. The work was commissioned by well-known philanthropist James Lenox. The painting was met with great acclaim, and seen as a parable of the Civil War, then raging in the South, with its casting of light against darkness.[1] The painting depicts Cotopaxi, a volcano that is also the second highest peak in modern-day Ecuador, spewing smoke and ash across a sunrise. Church also painted another landscape in 1855 by the same name that also features the volcano in the distance, which is on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.[2]
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| Artist | Frederic Edwin Church |
| Year | 1862 |
| Movement | Landscape painting |
| Subject | Cotopaxi |
| Dimensions | Unframed: 48 × 85 in. (121.9 × 215.9 cm), Framed: 66 5/8 in. × 103 in. × 6 1/4 in. (169.2 × 261.6 × 15.9 cm) |
| Location | Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit |
| Owner | Detroit Institute of Arts |
References
- "Frederic Edwin Church : Cotopaxi, 1862 : oil on canvas". Dia.org. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- "Cotopaxi | All Works | the MFAH Collections".
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