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La baleniera

ca. 1845
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 808
Turner aveva ormai settant’anni quando esibì per la prima volta La baleniera alla mostra annuale della Royal Academy nel 1845. Sia gli ammiratori che i detrattori concordarono nel dire che si faceva una certa fatica a distinguere la balena sconfitta e le imbarcazioni in primo piano al centro della composizione. Turner dipinse paesaggi marini nel corso di tutta la sua carriera, e molte delle sue ultime opere, come quella qui raffigurata, sottolineano in maniera quasi astratta l’incredibile forza del mare. Questo quadro insieme ad altri tre, conservati alla Tate Gallery di Londra, si pensa sia stato in parte ispirato dal libro di Thomas Beale The Natural History of the Sperm Whale (La storia naturale del capodoglio), 1839.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: La baleniera
  • Artista: Joseph Mallord William Turner, Inglese, 1775-1851
  • Data: ca. 1845
  • Materiale e tecnica: Olio su tela
  • Dimensioni: 91,8 x 122,6 cm
  • Crediti: Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, 1896
  • Numero d'inventario: 96.29
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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