"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

23 April 2018

Happy birthday, Turner.

Turner, Off Margate, 1843


Joseph Mallord William Turner was born on this day in 1775.

My business is to paint what I see, not what I know is there.

J.M.W. Turner

The Turner episode from Simon Schama's masterpiece, Power of Art ...

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