Turner The Essential Paintings

<b>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.</b><br><br>Boasting nearly fifty paintings and watercolors, this boxed set offers the essentials of J. M. W. Turner’s work, along with as 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.<br><br>This volume features stunning reproductions of masterpieces such as <i>Hannibal Crossing the Alps</i>; <i>Vesuvius in Eruption</i>; <i>Rome from Mount Aventine</i>; <i>Castle on Height Near Geneva</i>; and <i>The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons</i>. 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.<br><br>The perfect gift for fans of Romantic art and of Turner himself, this elegant boxed set captures the drama and movement that have made his work both timeless and inspirational.