William 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. Turner was born near Covent Garden in London and entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1789.

To mark the release of Mr Turner we look at the landscape painter’s ten essential artworks

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This lesson illustrates how a low eye level can be used for dramatic effect in landscape painting.

TURNER, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Mount Vesuvius in Eruption, detail between 1817 and 1820 Watercolor on paper, 39.7 x 28.6 cm Yale Center for British Art Ed. Orig. Lic. Ed.

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Today was a lovely and relaxed Sunday. I finished a paper for my Marketing course this morning and then decided to spend the afternoon taking in some wonderful pieces of art at the Tate Britain. The Tate Britain houses the world's largest collection of British art from the 16th to the 21st century. All of the pieces that are found at the Tate Modern, which I visited during January, used to be housed in the Tate Britain but were moved when the collection grew too large for the available…

12 Interesting Facts about Joseph Mallord William Turner – ATX Fine Arts