turner norham castle Flashcards
date
1845
techniques
castle silhouette brought in by conte jour effect
impasto gives prominence to sunlights
scumbling
free application of paint
painted in studio as difficult to paint en plein air
worked fast and allowed paint to soak in rapidly by using absorbant grounds
use of conte jour
castle silhouette brought in by conte jour effect
techniques for texture
scumbling
impasto (especially on sun)
application of paint
free
where was it painted
in studio not en plein air
how old was turner when he first saw norham castle
first saw when he was 22 and it became his fav subject (painted numerous times)
when did turner say
‘sun is god’
use of colour
yellow of sun contrasts with the indigo of castle (complimentary colours)
pale light and smokey blue adds atmosphere
use of plus colours assossiantion with happiness and warmth
warmer colours pushed forwards infront of cool tones of the castle showing dominance of nature
effect of warmer colours being pushed forwards
shows dominance of sun (nature) over man
composition
symmetrical (mass of castle in the middle)
tripartate composition (sky water and castle in division)
foreground=viewer brought into the scene by the banks
midground= cow
background= castle
location
view of river tweed near border of scotland
norham castle history
built in 12th century and destroyed in a canon fire during the civil war
how is norham castle classified as a pastoral subject
cows drink out of water showing response to real world not abstraction
the sun
the sun dominates the scene reflecting his thoughts that ‘sun is god’
warmer colours of sun push forward showing sublime quality and dominance of nature over man