Angel in the sun : Turner's vision of history / Gerald Finley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Finley, Gerald E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851--Criticism and interpretation.

Turner, J. M. W.

History in art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851), widely known as perhaps the most eminent landscape painter of the romantic era, considered himself particularly a painter of historical landscapes. His distinctive landscapes were often enriched with symbolism and allegory that set them apart from those of his artist contemporaries and mystified his audiences. Angel in the Sun is an unconventional study of the richness and complexity of Turner's vision of history as revealed through his drawings and paintings.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Figures

Preface

Acknowledgments

Colour Plates

Turner and History: A Brief Introduction

The Louvre and the Royal Academy Lectures

Greece and Italy

The Dynamics of Myth and Legend

Rural Retreats

"In memory's mystic band" : Commemorating the Past and Present

"Let my words / Out live the maker"

Steam Triumphant: Bane or Benefit?

The "Terrible Muses": Astronomy and Geology

Biblical History: Fall to Apocalypse

Light and Colour: Theory and Practice

"The dark'ning Deluge" : Shade and Darkness and Light and Colour, the Late Deluge Pictures

Epilogue

Appendix

Notes

Selective Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85517-4

9786612855177

0-7735-6731-3

OCLC:

929121866