{"product_id":"thomas-cole-przeszlosc","title":"Thomas Cole - The Past","description":"\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"3\" style=\"padding-bottom: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eThe Past\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #888; margin-bottom: 0px;\"\u003eThomas Cole\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #888; margin-bottom: 16px;\"\u003e1 Lut 1801 - 11 Lut 1848\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2); width: 100%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 55%; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 16px; padding-right: 32px;\"\u003eThomas Cole transports us into a world of medieval splendour, where a mighty castle towers over a vast valley bathed in warm afternoon light. In the foreground unfolds a colourful jousting tournament — banners flutter in the wind, crowds of spectators fill the stands, and armoured riders clash in combat. Cole builds, on a grand scale, a vision of a proud age full of life, ritual and brilliance, in which human civilization seems to stand at the very peak of its glory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery detail of this composition pulses with energy and abundance — from the architectural immensity of the stronghold, through the lush green of the landscape, to the golden hues of the sky. The artist captures with extraordinary mastery an atmosphere of festivity and order, in which nature and the works of man coexist in harmony. It is a painting of triumph — civilization at its apogee, certain of its own permanence and might.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet 'The Past' takes on its full meaning only alongside its counterpart — the painting 'The Present', which shows the same castle reduced to ruin, abandoned and overgrown. In this diptych Cole enshrined one of his favourite messages: a meditation on transience, inevitable decline and the fragility of human achievement. 'The Past' is a memory of lost greatness — a moment of glory held on canvas before time turns everything to dust.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 1px; padding-top: 16px; padding-right: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 1px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.2); height: 100%; min-height: 120px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 45%; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Past\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal title: \u003c\/strong\u003e The Past\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eThomas Cole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlace of origin: \u003c\/strong\u003eStany Zjednoczone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType :\u003c\/strong\u003e Painting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique: \u003c\/strong\u003eOil on canvas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003ePejzaż historyczny\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle: \u003c\/strong\u003eRomanticism \/ Hudson River School\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm: \u003c\/strong\u003ePainting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giclee Art","offers":[{"title":"Black \/ S \/ Pine","offer_id":57782240903516,"sku":null,"price":59.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ S \/ Oak","offer_id":57782240936284,"sku":null,"price":82.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L \/ Pine","offer_id":57782240969052,"sku":null,"price":101.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L \/ Oak","offer_id":57782241001820,"sku":null,"price":124.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL \/ Pine","offer_id":57782241034588,"sku":null,"price":149.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL \/ Oak","offer_id":57782241067356,"sku":null,"price":181.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light brown \/ S \/ Oak","offer_id":57782241100124,"sku":null,"price":82.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light brown \/ L \/ Oak","offer_id":57782241132892,"sku":null,"price":124.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light brown \/ XL \/ Oak","offer_id":57782241165660,"sku":null,"price":181.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ S \/ Oak","offer_id":57782241198428,"sku":null,"price":82.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ L \/ Oak","offer_id":57782241231196,"sku":null,"price":124.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ XL \/ Oak","offer_id":57782241263964,"sku":null,"price":181.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dark brown \/ S \/ Oak","offer_id":57782241296732,"sku":null,"price":82.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dark brown \/ L \/ Oak","offer_id":57782241329500,"sku":null,"price":124.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dark brown \/ XL \/ Oak","offer_id":57782241362268,"sku":null,"price":181.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/0517\/2828\/files\/Thomas_Cole_-_The_Past_-_Full.webp?v=1780416795","url":"https:\/\/gicleeart.eu\/en-eu\/products\/thomas-cole-przeszlosc","provider":"Giclee Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}