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The Fall of Anarchy: Politics and Anatomy in an Enigmatic Painting by J.M.W. Turner

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: The subject of Turner’s mysterious unfinished painting, known today as Death on a Pale Horse, is a problem that has baffled generations of scholars. It has been proposed that it is a response to the death of Turner’s father in 1829 or to the cholera outbreak of 1832 but these suggestions are at best circumstantial. This paper offers a new interpretation of this enigmatic painting, linking it principally to the cause of political Reform.

Source: DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

Author: Sam Smiles

Institution: University of Plymouth

Language: English

Topic: Historical Art and Culture Studies

Subfield: Museology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2932794920

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