Like a disaster movie, Turner’s painting transforms a natural catastrophe — with death a near-certainty — into entertainment.
Turner
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J.M.W. Turner at Tate Britain
Beautifully rendered details of the Dieppe harbor are second only to Turner’s true love—the sublime sun.
J. M. W. Turner, The Harbor of ...
A beautiful sunset, but look closer. One of humanity’s most hideous acts—seen in the waves of the indifferent sea.
J. M. W. Turner, Slave Ship
In a time when horses were the fastest mode of transit, the railroad was as radical as Turner’s abstraction.
J. M. W. Turner, Rain, Steam, and ...
The famous battleship on its way to be dismantled is a powerful metaphor for a heroic past, now outmoded.
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