Venice, from the Porch of Madonna della Salute
Joseph Mallord William Turner
ca. 1835
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
36 x 48 1/8 in. (91.4 x 122.2 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1899
Accession Number
99.31
Tags
BuildingsCitiesCanalsBoatsVenice
About the Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner · 1775–1851
Joseph Mallord William Turner, born on 23 April 1775 in London's Covent Garden to barber William Turner and Mary Marshall, emerged as a child prodigy amid personal hardships. His mother suffered mental illness and died in Bethlem Hospital in 1804, while his father supported his early sketches by displaying them in his shop. Around age 10, Turner stayed with his uncle Joseph Mallord William Marshal...