Cloudy Sky over Mountains by Frederic Edwin Church, 1865 ancient egypt Major countries—Japan

Major countries—Japan

Created at a moment of intense Euro-American interest in the West

Olof Palmes gata

22ft) tall

West 124th Street

Cloudy Sky over Mountains by Frederic Edwin Church, 1865 ancient egypt Major countries—JapanCloudy Sky over Mountains (1865) by Frederic Edwin Church captures a sweeping vista where ranges recede beneath a dramatic, shifting canopy of cloud. Painted in the mid 19th century by one of Americas preeminent landscape artists, this work reflects the Hudson River Schools devotion to the sublime in natureits light, atmosphere, and vast terrainpaired with an emotional resonance that made Churchs panoramas so compelling. Offered as a museum quality