TURNER: THE ESSENTIAL PAINTINGS (HB)

In celebration of the 250th anniversary of J M W Turner’s birth, this box set features accordion-fold, colour reproductions of his essential works, accompanied by a booklet which provides descriptions and the background of each painting. Full-page, fold-out illustrations allow for a better appreciation of the artist’s vast, sweeping vistas, intricate details and textures, dynamic composition, and brilliant use of light and atmospheric effects. Features masterpieces such as ‘Hannibal Crossing the Alps’; ‘Vesuvius in Eruption’; ‘Rome from Mount Aventine’; ‘Castle on Height Near Geneva’; and ‘The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons’.