Aurora Borealis by Frederic Edwin Church, 1865 Size:A2 (420x594mm) the fire’s energy blending into

the fire’s energy blending into the sky and water in a dynamic

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Aurora Borealis by Frederic Edwin Church, 1865 Size:A2 (420x594mm) the fire’s energy blending intoAurora Borealis (1865) by Frederic Edwin Church captures the sublime drama of the northern sky as shimmering curtains of light unfurl above a stark, ice laden coast. A delicate ship, dwarfed by jagged promontories and a heaving, frozen sea, underscores the tension between human endeavor and natures immensity. Churchone of the most celebrated painters of the Hudson River Schoolcreated this luminous nocturne at a moment when American art and audiences