The Titan's Goblet
Painting by Thomas Cole / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Titan's Goblet is an oil painting by the English-born American landscape artist Thomas Cole. Painted in 1833, it is perhaps the most enigmatic of Cole's allegorical or imaginary landscape scenes. It is a work that "defies full explanation", according to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[2]
The Titan's Goblet | |
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Artist | Thomas Cole |
Year | 1833 (1833) |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 49.2 cm × 41 cm (19+3⁄8 in × 16+1⁄8 in) |
Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
Accession | 04.29.2 |
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The Titan's Goblet has been called a "picture within a picture" and a "landscape within a landscape": the goblet stands on conventional terrain, but its inhabitants live along its rim in a world all their own.
Vegetation covers the entire brim, broken only by two tiny buildings, a Greek temple and an Italian palace. The vast waters are dotted with sailing vessels. Where the water spills upon the ground below, grass and a more rudimentary civilization spring up.