The Course of Empire' is a cycle of paintings by 19th-century artist Thomas Cole that depict the rise and fall of an ...

The Latin phrase ars bene moriendi, “the art of dying well,” might sound strange to modern ears. But in the Christian tradition, it has long served as a powerful invitation ...

CATSKILL — The Thomas Cole National Historic Site has announced the 200th Anniversary celebration of Thomas Cole’s first trip to Catskill in 1825, which changed the course of American art.