Frank The Course of Empire

The painting by Thomas Cole The Course of Empire is a five-part series of paintings created in the years 1833–36.

I use the the fourth painting named  "Destruction". This is from wikipedia:
A direct source of literary inspiration for The Course of Empire paintings is Byron's Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (1812–18). Cole quoted this verse, from Canto IV, in his newspaper advertisements for the series:^[2]

There is the moral of all human tales;

'Tis but the same rehearsal of the past.
First freedom and then Glory – when that fails,
Wealth, vice, corruption – barbarism at last.
And History, with all her volumes vast,
Hath but one page...

And that for me sounded "Millennium" so, I use it :-)

What an awesome image...wow

yes, the painting is amazing :) You can see it here in a nice size.

https://www.wikiart.org/en/thomas-cole/the-course-of-empire-destruction-1836?utm_source=returned&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=referral

btw...HEY!! how are U Earthnut?????? So glad to hear from U!

Wow, really good work!

thanks Simon! The painting is great. Here is bigger if U want to see it.

https://www.wikiart.org/en/thomas-cole/the-course-of-empire-destruction-1836?utm_source=returned&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=referral

On 16.12.2015 at 8:45 PM, Frank Black Jr said:

The painting by Thomas Cole The Course of Empire is a five-part series of paintings created in the years 1833–36.

I use the the fourth painting named  "Destruction". This is from wikipedia:
A direct source of literary inspiration for The Course of Empire paintings is Byron's Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (1812–18). Cole quoted this verse, from Canto IV, in his newspaper advertisements for the series:^[2]

There is the moral of all human tales;

'Tis but the same rehearsal of the past.
First freedom and then Glory – when that fails,
Wealth, vice, corruption – barbarism at last.
And History, with all her volumes vast,
Hath but one page...

And that for me sounded "Millennium" so, I use it :-)

So true!

 

thanks Old Man! And thank U for this site!

12 hours ago, Frank Black Jr said:

thanks Old Man! And thank U for this site!

Amen! ! !