Were you to consult the National Gallery in London, you would learn that J. M. W. Turner - known as William Turner - is, quote, "perhaps the best-loved English romantic artist." He is something of a ...
Born in London in 1775 to a lower-middle-class family, Joseph Mallord William Turner was a child prodigy. He enrolled in the Royal Academy of Arts at age 14—interestingly, he intended to study ...
J.M.W. Turner, “Harbor of Dieppe: Changement de Domicile” (exhibited 1825, but subsequently dated 1826), oil on canvas, 68 3/8 x 88 3/4 inches (the Frick Collection, New York; photo by Michael ...
On Jan. 14, the Kimbell Art Museum will premiere an online lecture by two world experts on the 19th century, exploring one of the most important paintings of the Romantic period. At first glance, ...
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Who Was J.M.W. Turner and Why Was He So Important?
Joseph Mallord William Turner ranks among Britain's most famous artists, celebrated today for landscapes that rankled his 19th-century contemporaries with their unbridled light and color. His radical ...
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You can buy this 438-year-old mill in Wales that inspired a stunning JMW Turner painting
Rossett Mill, the inspiration behind J.M.W. Turner’s painting Marford Mill (circa 1795), is now officially on the market.
Turner's painting of the mill, titled "Marford Mill" (1795), was made during one of several tours of Wales.
Conventional wisdom has it that Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) was the first modern artist, his impressionistic landscapes and seascapes preceding French Impressionism by at least half a ...
LONDON — Britain's new 20-pound (about $29) note went into circulation Thursday — one that replaces the image of a pioneering economist with a battered warship being towed away for scrap. The polymer ...
The Grade II-listed watermill dates back hundreds of years and inspired the renowned artist.
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