¡°Rainy Season in the Tropics¡± is one of the most celebrated works by the second-generation Hudson River School artist Frederic Edwin Church. Despite being a highly theatrical, fantastical, and symbolic landscape, the scene incorporates a number of scientifically accurate and observed elements. The double rainbow that spans the canvas, notable for the reversal of the color spectrum that occurs in the second of its two bands, is technically known as Alexander¡¯s band, and Church¡¯s meticulous depiction of it suggests that he may have consulted a scientific treatise when painting the scene. Title Rainy Season in the Tropics Creator Lifespan 1826 - 1900 Creator Nationality American Creator Gender male Creator Death Place New York, NY Creator Birth Place Hartford, CT Date Created 1866 Location United States Physical Dimensions w2139.95 x h1428.75 in Type Painting painter Frederic Edwin Church credit line source Museum Credit Line Museum purchase, Mildred Anna Williams Collection
