Turner

In celebration of the 250th birthday of the English Romantic painter this opulent edition features stunning, accordion-fold, color reproductions of Turner’s essential works, accompanied by a separate booklet providing descriptions and the background of each painting.Boasting nearly fifty paintings and watercolors, this boxed set offers the essentials of J. M. W. Turner’s work, along with a booklet detailing the artist’s life and accomplishments. Known as the painter of light and fires, Turner’s revolutionary works transformed nature into a canvas of emotional intensity and sublime beauty.This volume features stunning reproductions of masterpieces such as Hannibal Crossing the Alps; Vesuvius in Eruption; Rome from Mount Aventine; Castle on Height Near Geneva; and The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons. Full page and fold-out illustrations allow for a deep appreciation of Turner’s vast, sweeping vistas, intricate details and textures, dynamic, complex compositions, and brilliant use of light and atmospheric effects.