The Voyage of Life: Old Age
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"The Voyage of Life: Old Age" is the final painting in Thomas Cole’s allegorical series depicting a man’s spiritual journey through the stages of life, here portraying the twilight of life and the approach to eternity.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
allegorical painting
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painting → religious painting → |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of American religious landscape painting
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major work of the Hudson River School → |
| artist |
Thomas Cole
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| collection |
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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| colorPalette |
somber tones
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| creator |
Thomas Cole
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| depicts |
a distant vision of heaven
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a guardian angel → a river symbolizing the course of life → a spiritual journey → an elderly man → heavenly light → old age → stormy waters → the angel pointing toward heaven → the approach to eternity → the elderly voyager praying → the final stage of human life → the river nearing its end → |
| follows |
The Voyage of Life: Manhood
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| genre |
allegorical art
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landscape painting → |
| hasAllegoricalMeaning |
trust in divine guidance at the end of life
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| hasSeriesConcept |
life as a voyage on a river
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| inception |
1840s
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| languageOfTitle |
English
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| location |
National Gallery of Art
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| movement |
Hudson River School
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| originalCommissioner |
Samuel Ward
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| partOf |
allegorical cycle on the stages of life
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| partOfSeries |
The Voyage of Life
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| precededBy |
The Voyage of Life: Manhood
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| seriesIncludes |
The Voyage of Life: Childhood
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The Voyage of Life: Manhood → The Voyage of Life: Youth → |
| seriesPosition |
fourth painting
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| symbolizes |
preparation for eternity
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the soul’s final journey → the twilight of life → |
| theme |
Christian faith
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divine providence → hope beyond death → mortality → salvation → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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The Voyage of Life: Manhood
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The Voyage of Life
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