The Voyage of Life: Manhood
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"The Voyage of Life: Manhood" is a mid-19th-century allegorical painting by Thomas Cole depicting the challenges and moral trials of adult life as part of his four-part series on the human journey from birth to eternity.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
allegorical painting
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oil painting → painting → |
| allegoricalTheme |
moral decision‑making in adulthood
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perils of worldly ambition → reliance on divine guidance → struggle between faith and despair → |
| artisticSchool |
Hudson River School landscape tradition
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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| creator |
Thomas Cole
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| depicts |
adult life
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challenges of manhood → dark, turbulent sky → distant heavenly light → guardian angel at a distance → man in a boat → moral trials of adult life → rocky cliffs → spiritual struggle → stormy river journey → |
| depictsStageOfLife |
manhood
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maturity → |
| depictsTimeOfDay |
dramatic, darkened daylight
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| followedBy |
The Voyage of Life: Old Age
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| genre |
Hudson River School
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| hasPart |
boat as symbol of human life
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distant angelic figure → figure of a middle‑aged man → river as symbol of life’s course → rocky, dangerous landscape → storm clouds → |
| hasPerspective |
narrative, linear progression along a river
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| hasSymbolism |
angel as symbol of divine protection
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light in distance as symbol of salvation → river current as symbol of forces beyond human control → rocks as symbol of danger and moral peril → storm as symbol of trials and tribulations → |
| intendedMeaning |
to encourage reliance on faith during life’s trials
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to illustrate the moral and spiritual dangers of adult life → |
| languageOfTitle |
English
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| mainSubject |
Christian morality
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human life → spiritual journey → temptation and peril → |
| movement |
Romanticism
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| partOf |
four‑part cycle of life stages
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| partOfSeries |
The Voyage of Life
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| precededBy |
The Voyage of Life: Youth
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| seriesPosition |
third painting in The Voyage of Life series
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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The Voyage of Life: Old Age
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follows |
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The Voyage of Life
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hasPart |
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The Voyage of Life: Old Age
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precededBy |
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The Voyage of Life: Old Age
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seriesIncludes |