The Titan’s Goblet

Title: The Titan’s Goblet
Rights: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain
Creator: Cole, Thomas (1801-1848)
Date: 1833 C.E.
Description: In Cole’s painting, the main focus is this huge goblet that towers over a city right below it. The goblet is full of water and sail boats sail in it. There are also ruins around the edge of the goblet. There are mountains in the background but do not dominate the composition unlike the goblet.
Format: Painting. Oil on canvas. 19 ⅜ x 16 ⅛ in.
Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Contributor: Alexis Nelson
Identifier: 04.29.2
Subject: Goblet; mountains; water; lake; romanticism; nature; fantasy; sublime.
Source: Jpg File. Unknown Photographer. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 11/1/21. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10499?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&when=A.D.+1800-1900&what=Canvas&high=on&ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=*&offset=60&rpp=20&pos=73