Turner The Extraordinary Life and Momentous Times of Turner (Hardback) The Extraordinary Life and Momentous Times of J. M. W. Turner

Informationen zum Autor Franny Moyle studied Art History at St John's College! Cambridge. She enjoyed a career in arts programming at the BBC that culminated in her becoming the corporation's first Commissioner for Arts and Culture. She is now a freelance executive producer and writer and lives in east London. She is the author of Constance: The Tragic and Scandalous Life of Mrs Oscar Wilde and Desperate Romantics: The Private Lives of the Pre-Raphaelites . Klappentext A vibrant new history of one of England's greatest artists which! using new material! reveals the true man: a wily social strategist who negotiated the politics of patronage with verve and bravura to become a rich and successful artist. Zusammenfassung J M W Turner is Britain's most famous landscape painter. Yet beyond his artistic achievements! little is known of the man himself and the events of his life. A near mythical figure in his own lifetime! the author tells the story of the man who was considered visionary at best and ludicrous at worst.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Franny Moyle, Moyle Franny
• Editore: Penguin Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 07.07.2016
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte
• EAN: 9780670922697
• ISBN: 978-0-670-92269-7
• Numero di pagine: 500
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 16 x 24 x 4 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 900 g
• Serie: Penguin; Penguin
• Categorie: Biographien (div.); Turner, J.M. William