Simon Schama On Turner
Simon Schama on Turner
In this paper, Simon Schama writes about the life of William Turner and how he was criticized for his work, which was actually some of the best of his time. In the 1840s, queen Vitoria open the 72nd exhibition of the royal academy. This show had over 900 pieces, and turner had a few pieces present at the show. Turner at the time was only 14 years old, and was showing his artistic talent at a really young age. Turners painting “slave ship” was noticed by the critics, but not in a very good way. They called it “ accident in the kitchen with pots of mustard and tomato sauce.” The believed that turner was not following the rules of art and the darkness of the painting was hard for the critics to appreciate. He painted
In this paper, Simon Schama writes about the life of William Turner and how he was criticized for his work, which was actually some of the best of his time. In the 1840s, queen Vitoria open the 72nd exhibition of the royal academy. This show had over 900 pieces, and turner had a few pieces present at the show. Turner at the time was only 14 years old, and was showing his artistic talent at a really young age. Turners painting “slave ship” was noticed by the critics, but not in a very good way. They called it “ accident in the kitchen with pots of mustard and tomato sauce.” The believed that turner was not following the rules of art and the darkness of the painting was hard for the critics to appreciate. He painted