turner norham castle Flashcards

1
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date

A

1845

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techniques

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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

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use of conte jour

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castle silhouette brought in by conte jour effect

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4
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techniques for texture

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scumbling

impasto (especially on sun)

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5
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application of paint

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free

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6
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where was it painted

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in studio not en plein air

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7
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how old was turner when he first saw norham castle

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first saw when he was 22 and it became his fav subject (painted numerous times)

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8
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when did turner say

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‘sun is god’

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9
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use of colour

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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

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10
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effect of warmer colours being pushed forwards

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shows dominance of sun (nature) over man

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11
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composition

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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

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12
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location

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view of river tweed near border of scotland

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13
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norham castle history

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built in 12th century and destroyed in a canon fire during the civil war

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14
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how is norham castle classified as a pastoral subject

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cows drink out of water showing response to real world not abstraction

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15
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the sun

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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

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16
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how does it represent transcience if time

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-domination of the sun vs cruumbling man made structure

transcience of life shown through fleeting life of a cow in comparison to historic castle

permenance of cliff shows eternity of nature