Turner's Modern and Ancient Ports: Passages Through Time

by Ian Warrell, Joanna Sheers Seidenstein, Gillian Forrester, et al.

An engaging look at one of the central motifs in the work of the great 19th-century painter

Widely considered Britain's greatest painter, Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) is best known for his light-filled landscapes and seascapes. A relentless traveler, Turner often turned his artistic attention to the theme of modern and ancient ports. In the mid-1820s, Turner exhibited two monumental, and controversial, paintings of ports:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300223145
• ISBN13: 9780300223149
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.7" x 11.3"