Turner Inspired: In the light of Claude

Turner Inspired: In the Light of Claude is a National Gallery (London, United Kingdom) exhibition created in collaboration with Tate Britain, which will be on view from tomorrow until June 5, 2012
Turner admired Claude Lorrain most of all the Old Masters and enthused about the quality of light in the artist’s Italian landscapes.

On his death, Turner left the National Gallery Dido building Carthage and Sun rising through Vapour: Fishermen cleaning and selling Fish in his will on condition that they were hung between two pictures by Claude, which he named as ‘The Seaport’ (Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba) and ‘The Mill’ (Landscape with the Marriage of Isaac and Rebecca). This exhibition brings together other closely related works by both artists, many of which share the same theme, giving visitors a chance to appreciate fully the enormous influence Claude’s mastery of light and landscape had on Turner from his formative years until the end of his life.

Turner Inspired: In the Light of Claude is the most in-depth examination to date of Turner’s experience of Claude’s art and includes oils, watercolours and sketchbooks. It also introduces visitors to the story of the Turner Bequest and its importance in the history of the National Gallery, with the final room of the show exhibiting archive material dedicated to this relationship.

Date: until June 5.
Location: National Gallery. Trafalgar Square. London. WC2N 5DN.
Hours: from Monday to Thursday from 10am to 6pm. Friday from 10am to 9 pm.