The painting is an overwhelming and learned piece of artistic propaganda.
Matthew Wilson
This work is an example of provocation with a purpose.
A-level: Marc Quinn, Self
Like a disaster movie, Turner’s painting transforms a natural catastrophe — with death a near-certainty — into entertainment.
A-level: J.M.W. Turner, Snow Storm
This work is an example of provocation with a purpose.
Marc Quinn, Self
Like a disaster movie, Turner’s painting transforms a natural catastrophe — with death a near-certainty — into entertainment.
J.M.W. Turner, Snow Storm
Though he was eventually beheaded, this portrait encapsulates the king's notion of independent authority, and his belief in the divine right of kings.
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