One of the greatest landscape painters of all time, Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 1851) rendered the subtle effects of light and atmosphere in revolutionary ways. This documentary chronicles the rise of Turner, a barber's son who entered the Royal Academy art school at age fourteen to become, over the course of six decades, Britain's most renowned painter. It includes footage of locations important to Turner in Wales, England, and Switzerland, and readings from writers and artists of the era, including John Ruskin and Lord Byron. DVD bonus materials: Gallery of Turner's paintings set to music, Turner and poetry, Photo gallery from film shoot, Turner biography Narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Jeremy Irons Produced by The National Gallery in Washington, D. C. The exhibition "J. M. W. Turner" is on view at the Dallas Museum of Art February 10 through May 18, 2008. |