
by Thomas Cole, 1842
In the final painting of Thomas Cole's Voyage of Life, the voyager has reached old age. His boat, battered by life's journey, drifts on calm, dark waters. The guardian angel returns, now clearly visible, pointing upward toward a heavenly light breaking through the clouds.
Cole shows the voyager looking up with peaceful acceptance. The hourglass that appeared on the boat's prow throughout the series now has its sand run out. Angels descend from a golden sky, welcoming the soul to eternal life.
The four paintings at the National Gallery of Art form one of the most important American paintings series of the 19th century.

Thomas Cole
Private Collection, Unknown

Thomas Cole
New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT, New Britain

Thomas Cole
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford

Thomas Cole
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
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Giovanni Battista Moroni
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Edgar Degas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Bronzino
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Berthe Morisot
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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Francisco Goya, 1823
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Madrid

Eugène Delacroix, 1834
Louvre, Paris, Paris

Francisco Goya, 1814
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Madrid

Francisco Goya, 1800
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Madrid

Francisco Goya, 1823
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Madrid

Eugène Delacroix, 1827
Louvre, Paris, Paris

Francisco Goya, 1800
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Madrid

J.M.W. Turner, 1839
National Gallery, London
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