The effects of light on water, typified by his sea paintings had always been important to Turner. In less than four weeks over three visits, he built a very close bond with the city attracted partly by its literary and historical associations, the reputation of its painters and partly by its own unique but faded beauty. John Ruskin, Modern Painters.Īs a mature artist, Turner’s images of Venice, can be regarded a one of the most important parts of his output. “ At Venice, Turner found freedom of space, brilliancy of light, variety of colour, massive simplicity of general form and to Venice we owe many of the motives in which his highest powers of colour have been displayed“. His Venetian sketch-books and watercolours in particular, captures his personal vision, that still remains vital today and gives us insight into the inner workings of his creative mind. Turner remains one of the few artists to truly reflect his own sensibility, in the unique qualities of this sublime city that appears to rise directly out of the lagoon waters. Venice’s shimmering light, its ethereal beauty and its faded magnificence inspired some of Turner’s best-loved, most magical and mysterious images. He drew inspiration partly from its literary and historical associations, the reputation of its painters and partly by its own unique beauty. Joseph Mallord William Turner (b.1775 – d.1851), was just one of many distinguished artists to visit the city and was forty-four when he made his first trip to Venice. The artIst made three trips to Venice, in the late summers of 1819, 1833, and 1840 and are celebrated as some of the most extraordinary creations of his late career.
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