Turner and Venice
- Synopsis
- Venice is the subject that dominates the later paintings and watercolours of J.M.W Turner. Filmed in Italy and London, and produced alongside Tate’s major 2003-4 exhibition, this film explores all aspects of the rich relationship between the painter and the city. Turner was 44 when he first became one of the many distinguished nineteenth-century visitors to Venice. During his 1819 trip and two further stays in 1833 and 1840, he created a host of sketches that he later developed into dazzling reflections on light and colour, history and literature, tradition and modernity.
Among those interviewed are the exhibition’s curator Ian Warrell, historian David Laven, poet Andrew Motion, and artist Cornelia Parker. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2003
- Year of production
- 2003
- Subjects
- Art
- Keywords
- paintings - British; Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); Venice
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 0 PAL
- Price
- £17.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 40 minutes
- Year
- 2011
Distributor
- Name
Illuminations
- louise@illuminationsmedia.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7288 8400
- Address
- Studio 121, ScreenWorks
22 Highbury Grove
London
N5 2EF - Notes
- Illuminations produces and distributes programmes on arts-related subjects, some of which are made for television and others in conjunction with cultural institutions to accompany specific exhibitions. Many titles are available for sale on DVD, including continuing series on leading contemporary and twentieth century artists and modern architecture, as well as a few programmes on religion, drama, history and ideas.
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