'Turner and Italy' will open 15 July at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest and will continue till 25 October.
This thematic exhibition presents Joseph Mallord William Turner's career in chronological order ranging from early landscapes to the almost abstract pictures of his last period, their motifs dissolving into patches of colour.
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) was one of the most outstanding landscape painters of the 19th century, perhaps even of the entire history of art. His extensive oeuvre is characterised by a wealth of different themes as well as by incessant technical innovation.
Turner painted realistic landscapes and townscapes - he was particularly fond of portraying the sea - historical and mythological scenes and contemporary events, while at the same time he was greatly inspired by literature. Believing that watercolours had an equal importance to oil paintings, he made many works on paper.
Location: Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary
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