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Vista desde el monte Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, después de una tempestad (El meandro)

Thomas Cole American
1836
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 759
Cole, que sentía fascinación por la curiosa curva formada por el río Connecticut a su paso bajo el monte Holyoke, la tomó como tema de esta dramática pintura de gran tamaño. El resplandor fantasmagórico que sigue a una tormenta baña la escena. Sobre las montañas agrestes todavía planean nubes oscuras, pero las curvas del río y los campos en la distancia están iluminados por el sol. En el primer plano se vislumbra al propio Cole, con su caballete y su sombrilla. El artista ha transfigurado el entorno con su visión e imaginación artísticas, yuxtaponiendo la naturaleza virgen y las áreas cultivadas para ilustrar las posibilidades ofrecidas por el paisaje de los Estados Unidos.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Vista desde el monte Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, después de una tempestad (El meandro)
  • Artista: Thomas Cole, estadounidense, 1801–1848
  • Fecha: 1836
  • Material: Óleo sobre lienzo
  • Dimensiones: 130,8 x 193 cm
  • Crédito: Donación de la Sra. de Russell Sage, 1908
  • Número de inventario: 08.228
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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