Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (J.M.W. TURNER!!!)

Friday, April 1, 2022 - Wendy has a "Free Day", so we headed into the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA):

In addition to their Wonderful Collection, they are hosting a TURNER EXHIBITION:

[only until July 10, 2022]

We were there for about 1-and-1/2 hours, and of the 127 photos I took:

26 were from the MFA's "Regular non-Turner Collection"

2 Turner oils were from the MFA's "always on display" collection

7 Turner watercolors were from the MFA's "NEVER on display" collection

68 Turners were from the Tate Britain, and

24 Turners were from 16 other separate museums and collections.

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The "Turners-of-wonderfulness" fall into 4 categories:

1 - BLOCKBUSTERS that I have not seen:

"The Battle of Trafalgar, as Seen from the Mizen Starboard Shrouds of the Victory", 1806-08 oil (Tate):

"Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps", 1812 oil (Tate):

"Snow Storm - Steam-Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth", 1842 oil (Tate):

"The Opening of the Wallhalla, 1842", 1843 oil (Tate):

2 - MFA watercolors that are NEVER on display:

"Ship and Cutter", c. 1825 watercolor (MFA Boston):

"Alpine Valley", 1836 watercolor (MFA Boston):

3 - original watercolours/oils that were used for Engravings:

"Tintagel Castle, Cornwall", 1815 watercolour (MFA Boston):

which was engraved by G. Cooke in 1818 for 'Picturesque Views of the Southern Coast of England':

"Dover Castle from the Sea (for Marine Views)", 1822 watercolour (MFA Boston):

which was engraved (as "Dover") by Willmore in 1851 for 'Large Single Plates. 1838-1854':

"Marine Views" was never completed/published, but a few watercolours resulted in engravings.

"The Shipwreck", 1805 oil (Tate Britain):

which was engraved (as "The Shipwreck") by J. Burnet in 1853 for 'Single Steel Plates. 1853-1874':

"The Temple of Poseidon at Sunium (Cape Colonna)", c. 1834 watercolour (Tate Britain):

which was engraved (as "Temple of Minerva, Cape Colonna") by Willmore in 1854 for 'Single Steel Plates. 1853-1874':

4 - Grouping of same-subject pictures - in this case, Venice:

"Venice: The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore", 1834 oil (Mational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.):

"A Gondola beneath ?the Ponte Ca’ di Dio, Venice, with the Palazzo Ducale (Doge’s Palace) and Campanile of San Marco (St Mark’s) in the Distance", 1840 watercolour (Tate Britain):

"Venice, the Bridge of Sighs", c. 1840 oil (Tate Britain):

"Venice Quay, Ducal Palace", 1844 oil (Tate Britain):

WOW - Thank You God for this Wonderful Art-Adventure Day!

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