The ìLuministsî: Frederick Church & etc.

• Later so-named after the ìluminousî quality of their work: an equally-distributed ìglow.î

• Little obvious use of chiaroscuro.

• ìPastoralî: scenes of idyllic nature, shepherds; urban fantasies of rural life.

• Smaller-sized canvases than Cole or Trumbullís; often smaller-scale landscapes than Churchís.

• Painting w/in the realm of the Transcendentalists

• Mostly from the Atlantic coast & New England; reacting to increasing industrialization in the North.

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