Curator’s note

Venice, from the Porch of Madonna della Salute

Turner dissolves his beloved Venice into light and haze. Architecture softens into the atmosphere as water and sky merge — the late style that chased light and mood over form.

Source: Arterra 큐레이션

Date: ca. 1835
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 36 x 48 1/8 in. (91.4 x 122.2 cm)
On view: Gallery 808

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ArtistJoseph Mallord William Turner PeriodNeoclassical & Romantic CountryUnited Kingdom MuseumThe Metropolitan Museum of Art

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