Tip: move over the painting to use the lens.
The Fighting Temeraire
J. M. W. Turner · 1839
- Artist
- J. M. W. Turner
- Date
- 1839
- Where to see it
- National Gallery
National Gallery · Public domain · image via Wikimedia Commons · see it at the museum ↗
Slow Look
- The whole picture Let your eyes wander. Where do they want to rest?
- The light Find the brightest spot. What is it showing you?
- The edges Look at what is half cut off at the borders.
- One small detail Choose one tiny thing and stay with it for a while.
- The whole picture again Step back. Has it changed for you?
About J. M. W. Turner
Joseph Mallord William Turner, known as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter regarded as one of the greatest British painters of the 19th century. His expressive renditions of light and atmosphere and bold use of colour in landscape painting inspired the early impressionists Monet and Pissarro.
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