In 1853, Frederic Edwin Church spent six months traveling in South America. He sought out tropical subjects on the advice of Alexander von Humboldt, the great explorer and natural scientist, whose books were widely read. Von Humboldt believed that South America¡¯s biological and geological diversity provided the ultimate intellectual and emotional stimulation. Church followed von Humboldt¡¯s dictum that objective scientific study of nature could not be separated from sensory responses to it, and he embraced the naturalist¡¯s theory of the unity of the cosmos. Title The Fall of Tequendama, Near Bogot¨¢, New Granada Creator Frederic Church (American, b.1826, d.1900) Creator Lifespan 1826/1900 Creator Nationality American Creator Gender Male Date Created 1854 Location Created United States Physical Dimensions 60 7/16 x 48 1/16 in. (153.5 x 122 cm) Credit Line The Edwin and Virginia Irwin Memorial Alternate Title Falls of the Tequendama, near Bogot¨¢, New Granada, The Falls of the Tequendama, near Bogot¨¢, New Granada, The Fall of Tequendama, near Bogot¨¢, New Granada, Tequendama Falls, near Bogot¨¢, New Granada, The Falls of Tequendama, Falls of Tequendama, Falls of the Tequendama, Falls of Torquemada, Mexico, Tequendama Falls Type Painting Medium oil on canvas Accession Number 1971.30
