Bonneville, Savoy
- MAKER:
Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner ( British, 1775 - 1851 )
- DATE:
- 1803
General Description
This painting depicts the gentle landscape of the foothills of the Alps, dotted with signs of human habitation, with a glimpse of the forbidding snow-capped peak of Mont Blanc in the distance. J.M.W. Turner painted this view the year after his first trip to continental Europe, when he traveled through France and explored the perilous mountain passes to Switzerland and Italy. He filled sketchbooks with his observations during that brief voyage, allowing him to continue to paint dramatic views of Alpine scenery like this over the next dozen years, even while the Napoleonic wars raging on the continent prevented him from continuing his travels.
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DMA label text.
Web Resources
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Read a biography of J.M.W. Turner from the Met. -
Khan Academy
Learn more about Turner from Khan Academy. -
Tate, London
Read about Turner's sketchbooks, drawings, and watercolors. -
Tate, London
Learn five facts about Turner from the Tate. -
YouTube
Watch a video about the life and work of Turner narrated by Jeremy Irons from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.