This painting shows the violence and danger of a whale hunt. Turner uses an arc of white paint and downwards strokes of grey – a flurry of rain and wind – to draw attention to a whaler …

2024年11月9日 · Generations of artists have explored the beauties and terrors of the ocean, reflecting on the experiences of those who have lived and lost their lives among the waves. …

2025年1月2日 · A more visceral echo of human cruelty comes with one of the film’s most blunt dichotomies: Scenes of whales dying in a sea stained with their own blood juxtaposed with …

‘A Disaster at Sea‘, Joseph Mallord William Turner, ?c.1835 on display at Tate Britain.

Shipwrecks and other disasters at sea were a recurrent theme in Romantic painting. They demonstrated the primal force of the elements, a nightmare for all who travelled far from …

Originally known as ‘Tempête’ (Storm), it depicts a rocky shoreline buffeted by a violent sea storm. Two ships roll in the giant swell, sails tied down or tattered by the turbulent winds and …

From the everyday work of fishermen to major naval battles, Turner’s paintings of the sea reflected Britain’s identity as a maritime nation. By the 1790s, Britain’s power at sea was …

Titolo: A Disaster at Sea; Creatore: Joseph Mallord William Turner; Luogo di nascita dell'autore: London, United Kingdom; Luogo di morte dell'autore: London, United Kingdom; Data di …

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