martes, julio 23, 2013

J.M.W. TURNER

Turner is perhaps the best-loved English Romantic artist. He became known as 'the painter of light', because of his increasing interest in brilliant colours as the main constituent in his landscapes and seascapes. His works include water colours, oils and engravings.
Portrait of Joseph Mallord William Turner
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Self Portrait’, about 1799, Tate Gallery, London
© The Art Archive / Tate Gallery, London / Eileen Tweedy 

Turner was born near Covent Garden in London and entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1789. His earliest works form part of the 18th-century topographicaltradition. He was soon inspired by 17th-century Dutch artists such as Willem van der Velde, and by the Italianate landscapes of Claude and Richard Wilson.
He exhibited watercolours at the Royal Academy from 1790, and oils from 1796. In 1840 he met the critic John Ruskin, who became the great champion of his work.
Turner became interested in contemporary technology, as can be seen from 'The Fighting Temeraire' and 'Rain, Steam and Speed'. At the time his free, expressive treatment of these subjects was criticised, but it is now widely appreciated.
Turner bequeathed much of his work to the nation. The great majority of the paintings are now at Tate Britain.

Related paintings

Calais Pier
Joseph Mallord William Turner
1803
Calais Pier
Dido building Carthage
Joseph Mallord William Turner
1815
Dido building Carthage
Dutch Boats in a Gale ('The Bridgewater Sea Piece')
Joseph Mallord William Turner
1801
Dutch Boats in a Gale ('The Bridgewater Sea Piece')
Margate (?), from the Sea
Joseph Mallord William Turner
about 1835-40
Margate (?), from the Sea
Rain, Steam, and Speed - The Great Western Railway
Joseph Mallord William Turner
1844
Rain, Steam, and Speed - The Great Western Railway
Sun Rising through Vapour
Joseph Mallord William Turner
before 1807
Sun Rising through Vapour
The Evening Star
Joseph Mallord William Turner
about 1830
The Evening Star
The Fighting Temeraire
Joseph Mallord William Turner
1839
The Fighting Temeraire
The Parting of Hero and Leander
Joseph Mallord William Turner
before 1837
The Parting of Hero and Leander
Ulysses deriding Polyphemus- Homer's Odyssey
Joseph Mallord William Turner
1829
Ulysses deriding Polyphemus- Homer's Odyssey

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