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Joseph Mallord William Turner

(1775-1851)

Born 1775 in London's Covent Garden, the son of a barber, much of Turners work is said to be infulened by his urban childhood. He longed for the natural beauty that exsisted outside of the crowded city, but at the same time held a place in his heart for its crowded and bustling streets. He entered the Royal Academy schools in 1789, at the age of 14. By 24 he was made an associate at the Royal Academy, and and an academician at a mere 27.	JMW Turner
Venice The Arsenal	He was one of the most traveled painters in history, visting most of the major European cities starting in 1802, until the time of his death. Turner's work was neither purely natural, or purely urban. His work was able to transend the boundaries of what was acceptable during his time. Turner's discovery that light is color and color is light, is a principle upon which much of modern art has been based.
Giaucus and Scylla
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