人生の旅——老年

1842

トーマス・コールの有名な四部作『人生の航海』シリーズの劇的な最終作は、金色の舟に乗った老人が険しく暗い水域を進む様子を描いています。輝く天使に導かれ、彼は嵐の雲を突き破る天からの光線を見上げ、魂の永遠への旅路を象徴しています。1842年に制作されたこのロマン派の傑作は、死の先にあるものに対する人間究極の恐怖と希望をとらえています。

Technique: Oil on canvas

Location: National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

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