“It is only when we are no longer fearful that we begin to create.”
J.M.W. Turner
Venice, from the Porch of Madonna della Saluteca. 1835
“I don’t paint so that people will understand me, I paint to show what a particular scene looks like.”
J.M.W. Turner
“Turner drew on his considerable experience as a marine painter and the brilliance of his technique as a watercolorist to create this view, in which the foundations of the palaces of Venice merge into the waters of the lagoon by means of delicate reflections. He based the composition on a rather slight pencil drawing made during his first trip to Venice, in 1819, but the painting is really the outcome of his second visit, in 1833. He exhibited this canvas to wide acclaim at the Royal Academy, London, in 1835.” The Met
“I know of no genius but the genius of hard work.”
J.M.W. Turner
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What a sumptuous painting..WOW!
This is better than any photograph I’ve ever seen of Venice.
So much more is captured, absolutely a delicate expression of life there and then.
Thank you, Rebecca!
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I agree – there is a mystical quality that envelops the viewer, Resa. It is as if we have been transported back in time and through space. I imagine that I am sitting next to the JMW Turner as he paints. Many thanks for your visit and comments!! Sending many hugs your way.
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Thank you for posting this beautiful photo. It makes one want to visit this lovely place! !
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The reflections are what drew my eye first. I love how there’s no waterline and the building and ships seem to blend into the water, one with their reflections. And a great quote about the “genius of hard work.” Thanks for the lovely post.
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I am delighted that you traveled virtually with me to Venice to meet up with J.M.W Turner, Diana. When I did a google search of painters that painted in Venice, I was surprised by how many came to this city: Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, John Singer Sargent – simply to paint the Grand Canal. And then there was the homegrown Titian!!! Venice is a place of creative energy!! Many thanks for your comments!!!
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I can understand why they’d pick Venice, especially if they loved painting water. I hope to go there someday too!
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Let me know when you’re going to Venice and I will pack my bags and join you. What fun!
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I heard that Venice and Florence are the must-see cities for art lovers. I’ll let you know!
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HI Rebecca, what a gorgeous painting. Whenever I think of Venice I think of the third book in the What Katy Did series by Susan Coolidge. I loved that series and the last book is partially set in Venice.
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