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Angel in the Sun - Turner's Vision of History (Hardcover, New)
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Angel in the Sun - Turner's Vision of History (Hardcover, New)
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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. Turner was deeply affected by
the world in which he lived, the sciences that explained it, and
the conflicts and accomplishments of his society. He wove these
strands into the dense fabric of the historical pictures he
created, pictures that were extremely varied, complex, original,
and controversial. In "Angel in the Sun", Gerald Finley untangles
the various thematic strands running through Turner's art,
including the intersection of private and public histories,
classical and biblical history and contemporary events, and science
and religion, and shows how Turner's use of light and colour played
an important role in conveying these ideas. "Angel in the Sun"
includes over 130 illustrations in colour, and black and white,
that reveal Turner's remarkable achievement as a painter of
historical subjects. Because of its interdisciplinary nature, the
book will appeal not only to art historians and landscape theorists
but also to historians of science and literature. Gerald Finley, a
fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, is professor emeritus of art
history, Queen's University. His other books include "Landscapes of
Memory: Turner as Illustrator to Scott" and "George Heriot:
Postmaster Painter of the Canadas".
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