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'''Joseph Mallord William Turner''' (Covent Garden 1775 - [[London]] 1851) [[British]] [[Romanticism|Romantic]] painter and printmaker. In 1802, when he was only 27, he became a full member of the [[Royal Academy]]. He traveled constantly in England and abroad ([[Venice]]). | '''Joseph Mallord William Turner''' (Covent Garden 1775 - [[London]] 1851) [[British]] [[Romanticism|Romantic]] painter and printmaker. In 1802, when he was only 27, he became a full member of the [[Royal Academy]]. He traveled constantly in England and abroad ([[Venice]]). | ||
| − | Turner is perhaps the most famous [[English]] | + | Turner is perhaps the most famous [[English]] Romantic landscape artist. He became known as "the painter of light". The Shipwreck (1805) [http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Turner_The_Shipwreck.jpg] shows his emphasis on luminosity, and dramatic subjects. |
Turner anticipated [[French]] [[Impressionism]]. | Turner anticipated [[French]] [[Impressionism]]. | ||
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Joseph Mallord William Turner (Covent Garden 1775 - London 1851) British Romantic painter and printmaker. In 1802, when he was only 27, he became a full member of the Royal Academy. He traveled constantly in England and abroad (Venice).
Turner is perhaps the most famous English Romantic landscape artist. He became known as "the painter of light". The Shipwreck (1805) [1] shows his emphasis on luminosity, and dramatic subjects.
![[1]](http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Turner_The_Shipwreck.jpg){kind=link}
Turner anticipated French Impressionism.
Shipweck of the Minotaur
See also
External links
- William Turner Web Gallery of Art.
- J.M.W.Turner in Venice