the Hudson River School
/ðə ˌhʌdsn ˈrɪvə skuːl/
/ðə ˌhʌdsn ˈrɪvər skuːl/
- a group of 19th-century artists, some of whom were born in Europe, who painted romantic landscapes (= pictures of the countryside) in the US, including in the Hudson River Valley. The paintings led Americans to see their country in a new way. The founder of the group was Thomas Cole and it also included Asher Durand, Albert Bierstadt and Frederic Church.
“The true province of landscape art is the work of God in the visible creation, independent of man.”哈德逊河画派(Hudson River School):一群19世纪的艺术家,其中一些人出生于欧洲,他们画了美国的浪漫风景,包括哈德逊河谷。这些画使美国人以一种新的方式来看待自己的国家。该小组的创始人是托马斯·科尔(Thomas Cole),其中还包括Asher Durand,Albert Bierstadt和Frederic Church。