Turner and Venice - Couverture rigide

Warrell, Ian

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 185437480X ISBN 13 : 9781854374806

Editeur : Tate, 2004

Synopsis

Turner's paintings and watercolours of Venice have long been celebrated as some of the most extraordinary creations of his later career. Few other great artists have responded with such inventiveness to the conjunctions of water, light and architecture unique to Venice. This book accompanies the major international exhibition, staged at Tate Britain, Autumn 2003.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Turner's paintings and watercolours of Venice have long been celebrated as some of his most extraordinary creations. Ever since he began to exhibit them in the 1830s, viewers have been captivated by the potency of his atmospheric visions of the once-great city. With the exception of Canaletto, few artists have responded with such intense imaginative inventiveness to the conjunction of water, light and architecture unique to Venice. Turner's three visits to Venice, over a period of two decades, put him at the forefront of a generation of artists who seized on the potential of Venice as a subject, an achievement highlighted by the inclusion of paintings by Richard Parkes Bonington, Samuel Prout and others. The extent to which Venice's history shaped Turner's perception of the city is also examined, as are his interest in Venice's role in literature, from Shakespeare to Byron, and his reverence for the achievements of the greatartists of the Venetian School: Titian, Bellini and Canaletto. Despite their apparent familiarity, Turner's translucent paintings present intriguing questions that force the modern viewer to re-examine them both on their own terms, and as markers in the development of Turner's late style. With the largest selection of Turner's paintings and watercolours of the City yet published, and contributions by Jan Morris, David Laven and Cecilia Powell, Turner and Venice is a testament both toTurner's evocative images and to the iconic city that inspired them.

Revue de presse

Superb. --The Daily Telegraph

We see Turner not only obsessed with light and atmosphere, but as a man with appetites for sex and money. --Brian Sewell, Evening Standard

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tate
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 185437480X
• ISBN 13: 9781854374806
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible