The image that was most intriguing for me in Chapter One was Albert Bierstadt's The Rocky Mountains. The painting includes brown, muddy colored mountains with a sunny yet cloudy sky. The second "set" of mountains are sprinkled with snow. Many green trees are embraced in the presence of the six by ten foot display. There are many animals and people, along with several brown tents. There is a waterfall in the middle of the picture with a lake reflecting the mountains. The rest of the ground is filled with grass, sticks, and rocks. Something that seems kind of unusual is the warm tones of the painting, which make the weather seem warm and inviting, matched with the snowy mountaintops in the background. I really enjoy this painting because I love paintings of landscapes and nature itself. It is so calming and nurturing to look at. I am also very intrigued by the reminder of the days when westward expansion was in play and the Indians were being stripped of their land. The most interesting time in history class for me was learning about colonization and the migration west of those people, slowly taking what would become known as The United States away from the Native Americans. In my opinion, the painting is communicating the message of serenity that the Native Americans used to have before colonization took place.
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