'The Course Of Empire Destruction' By Thomas Cole

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In the painting, “The Course of Empire destruction” by Thomas Cole he Drew a painting Depicting The fall of the Roman Empire. This is the Fourth piece out of a five part series of paintings. On the left of the painting you can see people on boats and a bridge that’s about to collapse. In the middle there’s gore, dead bodys, and a girl who’s being held by a soldier. On the right there’s more gore, dead bodies, broken pillars, and fire on top of the burning city.
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