View of a Plain with Damascus, Syria, from the Mountains by Frederic Edwin Church, 1868 northumberland From the storied cities of

From the storied cities of Halifax

or classic rail travel

Highlights stereotypical scenes and elements characteristic of North Dakota in the 1930s

and Korrewegwijk

spanning from the English Channel to the Strait of Gibraltar and extending to the Cape of Good Hope

View of a Plain with Damascus, Syria, from the Mountains by Frederic Edwin Church, 1868 northumberland From the storied cities ofView of a Plain with Damascus, Syria, from the Mountains (1868) by Frederic Edwin Church captures one of the worlds oldest cities unveiled from a lofty vantage, the sunlit plain stretching toward a hazy horizon and encircling hills. Painted during Churchs 1868 travels in the Middle East, the work fuses on the spot observation with his signature sense of drama, turning geography into a sweeping visual experience. A leading light of the Hudson River