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Turner Inspired: In The Light of Claude
National Gallery | 14 March - 5 June 2012
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Joseph Mallord William Turner, Sun Rising through Vapour, before 1807Image 1 of 5
Claude, Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba, 1648Image 2 of 5
Joseph Mallord William Turner, Dido building Carthage, 1815Image 3 of 5
Claude, Landscape with the Marriage of Isaac and Rebecca, 1648Image 4 of 5
Joseph Mallord William Turner, Crossing the Brook, exhibited 1815Image 5 of 5
Overview
Joseph Mallord William Turner, Sun Rising through Vapour, before 1807Image 1 of 5Claude, Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba, 1648Image 2 of 5Joseph Mallord William Turner, Dido building Carthage, 1815Image 3 of 5Claude, Landscape with the Marriage of Isaac and Rebecca, 1648Image 4 of 5Joseph Mallord William Turner, Crossing the Brook, exhibited 1815Image 5 of 5Turner Inspired: In the Light of Claude is the most in-depth examination of Turner's experience of Claude's art to date. Turner created a revolution in painting at the beginning of the 19th century, responding to a modern industrial landscape with a freer style and new approaches to composition. Yet a lasting dialogue with the 17th-century painter Claude lay at the heart of these developments.
This exhibition offers the chance to compare closely related works by Turner and Claude and discover the extent to which Turner was inspired by Claude's mastery of light and landscape.
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The exhibition includes oils, watercolours and sketchbooks and introduces visitors to the story of the Turner Bequest and its importance in the history of the National Gallery. The final room of the show exhibits archive material dedicated to this relationship.
What the critics say
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"Crucial though Turner's borrowings from Claude were at the beginning of his career, the further he moved away from Claude's influence the greater his work became. " Richard Dorment - The Telegraph
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"Looking at Turner and Claude can be a ravishing optical experience as much as an evocation of place, time of day, weather and - above all - light. " Adrian Searle - The Guardian
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"Where the once highly fashionable Claude nowadays feels like a carefully acquired taste, the Turner canvases, which in their day were derided by critics, shimmer before the modern eye like painterly marvels. Form dissolves away into veils of vaporous light. " Rachel Campbell-Johnston - The Times
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"one of those detailed and intelligent National Gallery examinations that makes you want to buy an ox and sacrifice it on an altar in thanks for this great museum." Waldemar Januszczak - The Times
Venue information & entry details
Entry details
£6 with National Art Pass (standard entry £12)
Opening times
Daily, 10am – 6pm
Friday, 10am – 9pm