The Departure and Return, (painting)

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

artist
Cole, Thomas
Appears in exhibition catalog as entry no. 2, 3
"1837. In the departure, a party of knights issue from their stronghold on a bright morning for a warlike purpose, in spite of the warning of a holy palmer, who vainly waves their leader back. In the return, an autumn sunset beholds the result of their enterprise. The leader is stretched wounded upon a litter borne by some foot-soldiers, while only one cavalier follows the riderless horse of his chief, as they slowly move to an abbey whence comes a procession of monks, while the holy palmer lifts his hands in pity." [P. 12.]
Catalogue of the Paintings, Statuary, Casts, Bronzes, &c. of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, D.C. Gibson Brothers, Printers, 1874.
1837
Control number
AECI 06720096
Type
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
Topic
History--Medieval--Europe
Occupation--Military--Knight
Allegory--Life
Landscape--Time--Morning
Landscape--Time--Sunset
Ceremony--Procession
Record ID
siris_aeci_116087
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