View of Florence from San Miniato

View of Florence from San Miniato is an oil on canvas painting by American artist Thomas Cole.

View of Florence from San Miniato
ArtistThomas Cole
Year1837
MediumOil on canvas
LocationCleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

History

It was completed in 1837 and is currently housed at Cleveland Museum of Art.[1][2]

Description

The painting is a panorama of Florence, showing a Romantic response to the Italian landscape.[3]

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References

  1. Lasansky, D. Medina (2004). The Renaissance perfected. Penn State Press. pp. 30–31. ISBN 9780271023663. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  2. Caldwell, John; Roque, Oswaldo Rodriguez; Johnson, Dale T. (1994-03-01). American Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. 1: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born by 1815. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  3. Miller, David C. (1995). American Iconology: New Approaches to Nineteenth-century Art and Literature. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-06514-5.
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