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Essay / Literary analysis of the course of Thomas Cole's Empire...
An old sand-colored bridge is projected into the middle of the painting, which collapses and crashes into the water. The water in this painting is dark blue and white, showing the lapping of the water. In the middle of the painting is a white statue with its head broken, but still standing, holding a black shield leaning forward towards the center of the painting. In the background, fire and gray and black smoke cover the landscape. The gray sky lingers over the city with a dark and depressing tone. While the banks of the river roar with fire. At the bottom center of the painting is a woman dressed in white jumping from the river bank with a warrior behind her. In the lower part of the painting, ships are on fire. Throughout the painting you will see thousands of people, enemy warriors, townspeople. Enemy warriors wear red. While city dwellers are dressed in typical clothes of daily life