Venice, the Bridge of Sighs is an 1840 cityscape painting by the English artist J.M.W. Turner.[1] It depicts a view of Venice, then part of the Austrian Empire, looking towards the famous Bridge of Sighs.[2] The Doge's Palace and the City Prison are either side of the bridge.
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| Artist | J. M. W. Turner |
| Year | 1840 |
| Type | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 68.6 cm × 91.4 cm (27.0 in × 36.0 in) |
| Location | Tate Britain, London |
He displayed the painting at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in 1840. It appeared with lines from Lord Byron's Childe Harold's Pilgrimage referencing the view.[3] All seven works Turner exhibited that year met with widespread critical derision. Nonetheless he continued to be increasingly experimental in style during his later career.[4] The work was part of the Turner Bequest of 1856 and is now in the collection of the Tate Britain.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Costello p.170
- ^ Shanes p.216
- ^ Stainton p.69
- ^ https://chronicle250.com/1840
- ^ https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/turner-venice-the-bridge-of-sighs-n00527
Bibliography
edit- Bailey, Anthony. J.M.W. Turner: Standing in the Sun. Tate Enterprises Ltd, 2013.
- Costello, Leo. J.M.W. Turner and the Subject of History. Taylor and Francis, 2017.
- Shanes, Eric. The Life and Masterworks of J.M.W. Turner. Parkstone International, 2012.
- Stainton, Lindsay. Turner's Venice. British Museum, 1985.
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