Friday 16 October 2009, 13.00–14.00
Turner and the Masters
Curator's Talk
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JMW Turner
Moonlight, a Study at Millbank exh 1797 Tate |
Turner and the Masters places JMW Turner’s paintings alongside some of the old master works he most admired. Join Professor David Solkin, a leading Turner expert and co-curator of the exhibition, for this lunchtime lecture on the factors that shaped Turner’s lifelong obsession to rival the work of his greatest predecessors.
Turner and the Masters supported by McKinsey & Company
Part of the Great British Art Debate, supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund, and by the MLA’s Renaissance programme
Part of the Great British Art Debate, supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund, and by the MLA’s Renaissance programme
Tate Britain
Clore Auditorium
£5, booking recommended
£5, booking recommended
This event is related to the Turner and the Masters exhibition

