Expulsion - Moon And Firelight | Thomas Cole | 1828 16th Century transforming the night landscape into

transforming the night landscape into a poetic

Gustave Doré's illustration for "The Monkey and The Dolphin" from around 1867 depicts a scene from the fable by Aesop

eats each one upon their birth

The image features a moonlit landscape with a serene body of water surrounded by dark

Expulsion - Moon And Firelight | Thomas Cole | 1828 16th Century transforming the night landscape intoIn this dramatic allegorical landscape, Thomas Cole contrasts the cold glow of moonlight with the violent warmth of fire to evoke a moment of banishment and moral reckoning. Towering rock formations and a precarious natural bridge frame a cavernous abyss, while shafts of light pierce the darkness to heighten the sense of isolation and divine judgment. Rooted in Romanticism and the moral symbolism of the Hudson River School, the work reflects Coles