The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution (movie)
- Production country: United Kingdom
- Production companies: BBC Four
- Genre: History, Documentary
- Release date: 4/26/2013
- Run time: 60 min.
Movie description
A film that looks at the genius of JMW Turner in a new light. There is more to Turner than his sublime landscapes - he also painted machines, science, technology and industry. Turner's life spans the Industrial Revolution, he witnessed it as it unfolded and he painted it. In the process he created a whole new kind of art. The programme examines nine key Turner paintings and shows how we should re-think them in the light of the scientific and Industrial Revolution. Includes interviews with historian Simon Schama and artist Tracey Emin.
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