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Peace – Burial at Sea

Peace – Burial at Sea
ArtistJ. M. W. Turner
Year1842
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions87 cm × 86.7 cm (34 in × 34.1 in)
LocationTate Britain, London

Peace – Burial at Sea is an oil painting on canvas by the English Romantic artist J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), first exhibited in 1842. The painting serves as a memorial tribute to Turner's contemporary, the Scottish painter Sir David Wilkie (1785–1841), depicting Wilkie's burial at sea off Gibraltar. It was intended as a companion piece to War. The Exile and the Rock Limpet (also 1842) which alludes to the sordid demise of the former Emperor of France Napoleon Bonaparte (thus "War" and "Peace").[1][2] The two works are characterized by their sharply contrasting colours and tones: War utilizes a strident yellow and red while Peace is painted a cool blend of white, blue and black. [3]

The painting was part of the Turner bequest gifted by the artist to the British nation in 1859, and is now in the permanent collection of Tate Britain.[4]

The post-hardcore British band Peace Burial at Sea take their name from the painting.[5]

In July of 2013, the National Gallery of Australia physically recreated the painting in real time with live action inclusive of a ship in Sydney Harbour in conjunction with the exhibit at the museum Turner from the Tate: The Making of a Master.[6]

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References

  1. ^ "'Peace – Burial at Sea', Joseph Mallord William Turner, exhibited 1842". Tate.
  2. ^ ""Peace – Burial at Sea" (exhibited 1842) by Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)". victorianweb.org.
  3. ^ Warrell, Ian (2007). J.M.W. Turner. London: Tate Publishing. p. 210.
  4. ^ "The Turner Bequest | History | The National Gallery, London". www.nationalgallery.org.uk.
  5. ^ "ArtistInfo".
  6. ^ "J.M.W Turner's Peace - Burial at Sea recreated on Sydney Harbour 2013".
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_%E2%80%93_Burial_at_Sea