The Home of the Heron | George Inness | 1893 19th Century and a lone sphere—stand frozen

and a lone sphere—stand frozen in a silent

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signifying war-torn ruins and graves

Warm light spilling from the windows contrasts with the cool night tones

The dramatic lighting and staged symbolism reflect Mortensen’s distinctive pictorial style

The Home of the Heron | George Inness | 1893 19th Century and a lone sphere—stand frozenGeorge Inness (May 1, 1825 August 3, 1894) was a prominent American landscape painter. One of the most influential American artists of the nineteenth century, Inness was influenced, in turn, by the Old Masters, the Hudson River school, the Barbizon school, and, finally, the theology of Emanuel Swedenborg, whose spiritualism found vivid expression in the work of Inness's maturity (18791894). Inness as one of America's greatest artists. Often called