Science, religion, and politics, Church's Cotopaxi

Frederic Edwin Church, Cotopaxi, 1862, oil on canvas, 121.9 x 215.9 cm (Detroit Institute of Arts)
A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris

[@dovahkiin2259]

Sublime indeed.

[@andreafaustineisaac1946]

I wrote an essay for this painting but never have I been able to see it so up close this way. There were so many details i missed that i’m glad i got to see here!

[@robinhahnsopran]

Oh, wow. I'd never seen this piece before, and it's exquisite.

[@deepashtray5605]

I bought a print of it in a head shop over 40 years ago just because it's cool. Still have it.

[@armfart890]

It sounds dorky, but the first time walked into the American Section of the DIA and saw Cotopaxi, my breath was taken away.

[@rg1876]

Excellent analysis.

[@Sasha0927]

I was immediately drawn to that red and orange earth and sky - what a vision.

[@Juliana-Bub]

What a stunning image.

[@andrzejmaranda3699]

Interesting & instructive vlog.

[@SimonSozzi7258]

So beautiful

[@gavinreid5387]

Wonderful painting. I have seen this reproduced, very badly saturated red, in the book Ninteeth Century Art A Critical History. So much incredible detail .

[@thinktonka]

Glad you are visiting the DIA...

[@deepquake9]

I think sublime is the correct word.

[@guest_informant]

Not to put a dampener on it, but reading left to right you go from the calm clear blue skies to the apocalypse: "all my hope is gone".

[@allertonoff4]

Although Apocalyptic, i find John Martin a bit melodramatic .. this is much more subtly sublime .. weirdly, it reminds me of 'The Fighting Temeraire' .. Great Post Guys :]

[@bookofdust]

Wait, this is very weird, this is released and Mt. Etna erupts?!?

[@insatsuki_no_koshou]

やっぱ美しいね