Turner and the cult of heroes

Author

Alfrey, Nicholas

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Turner studies. 1988, Num. 2, Vol. 8, p. 33-44, 15 ill.

ISSN

0260-597X

Abstract (en)

Discusses depictions of war heroes and monuments to them in Turner's paintings 1818-1847, focusing especially on images devoted to the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon. Also considers paintings related to Byron's poem Childe Harold's Pilgrimage.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- United Kingdom
• Turner, Joseph Mallord William, 1775-1851
• Painting
• Iconography
• Heroes
• 1818-1847
• Great Britain
• Cults
• Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, duke of, 1769-1852
• Napoléon I, emperor, 1769-1821
• Commemorative monuments
• Representation
• Byron, George Gordon Noël, baron, 1788-1824
• Childe Harold's pilgrimage
• Sources
• Poetry

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Royaume-Uni
• Turner, Joseph Mallord William, 1775-1851
• Peinture
• Iconographie
• Héros
• 1818-1847
• Grande-Bretagne
• Culte
• Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, duke of, 1769-1852
• Napoléon I, empereur, 1769-1821
• Monument commémoratif
• Représentation
• Byron, George Gordon Noël, baron, 1788-1824
• Childe Harold's pilgrimage
• Sources
• Poésie

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19911001-00461842

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