Turner at Tate

Synopsis: The painter J.M.W. Turner is widely recognised as England’s greatest painter and the Tate has the world’s finest collection of his work. Turner at Tate explores many of his best-known canvases along with sketches and watercolours, all newly-filmed in HDTV from the originals. The film provides an overview of Turner’s life as well as critical approaches to his art. Also included are ten short films, each of which considers in detail a major work, including Fishermen at Sea, The Decline of the Carthaginian Empire, The Sun of Venice going to sea and Northern Castle, Sunrise.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2006
Year of production: 2005
Subjects: Art
Keywords: artists - British; paintings - British; Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851)

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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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