The Course of Empire

Target entity: The Course of Empire
Context triple: [Thomas Cole, notableWork, The Course of Empire]

• A. The Oath of the Horatii
  The Oath of the Horatii is a seminal 1784 Neoclassical history painting by Jacques-Louis David that dramatizes Roman patriotic sacrifice and became an icon of Enlightenment and revolutionary ideals.
• B. Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way
  Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way is a large 19th-century mural by Emanuel Leutze that romantically depicts American westward expansion and Manifest Destiny.
• C. Annuit cœptis
  Annuit cœptis is a Latin phrase meaning “He (God) has favored our undertakings,” famously appearing above the unfinished pyramid on the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States.
• D. The Disasters of War
  The Disasters of War is a harrowing series of etchings by Francisco Goya that graphically depicts the brutality and suffering caused by the Peninsular War in early 19th-century Spain.
• E. Le Triomphe de 1810
  Le Triomphe de 1810 is a prominent sculptural relief on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, commemorating Napoleon’s military victories and the glory of the French Empire.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: The Course of Empire
Target entity description: The Course of Empire is a famous five-painting series by Thomas Cole that allegorically depicts the rise and fall of a civilization.

• A. The Oath of the Horatii
  The Oath of the Horatii is a seminal 1784 Neoclassical history painting by Jacques-Louis David that dramatizes Roman patriotic sacrifice and became an icon of Enlightenment and revolutionary ideals.
• B. Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way
  Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way is a large 19th-century mural by Emanuel Leutze that romantically depicts American westward expansion and Manifest Destiny.
• C. Annuit cœptis
  Annuit cœptis is a Latin phrase meaning “He (God) has favored our undertakings,” famously appearing above the unfinished pyramid on the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States.
• D. The Disasters of War
  The Disasters of War is a harrowing series of etchings by Francisco Goya that graphically depicts the brutality and suffering caused by the Peninsular War in early 19th-century Spain.
• E. Le Triomphe de 1810
  Le Triomphe de 1810 is a prominent sculptural relief on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, commemorating Napoleon’s military victories and the glory of the French Empire.
• F. None of above. chosen