The Fall of Anarchy : Politics and Anatomy in an Enigmatic Painting by J.M.W. Turner
The subject of Turner's mysterious unfinished painting, known today as "Death on a Pale Horse," is a problem that has baffled generations of scholars. It has been proposed that it is a response to the death of Turners father in 1829 or to the cholera outbreak of 1832 but these suggest...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Tate Papers 2016 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The subject of Turner's mysterious unfinished painting, known today as "Death on a Pale Horse," is a problem that has baffled generations of scholars. It has been proposed that it is a response to the death of Turners father in 1829 or to the cholera outbreak of 1832 but these suggestions are at best circumstantial. This paper offers a new interpretation of this enigmatic painting, linking it principally to the cause of political Reform. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT] |
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| ISSN: | 1753-9854 1753-9854 |