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What first struck me about this painting was the clarity of the moon.
With a storm brewing you wouldn't really expect to see it so clearly.
But here it is, portrayed more like the sun, with a bright streak reflected on the water.
And clearly visible through the cumulus as well as the higher layered alto cumulus.
Turner's definitely using artistic "weather" license here.
I also like the awkward symmetry of the work.
There's a very strong and dramatic diagonal cutting through the painting, with a great use of perspective.
So who cares if the weather depiction is realistic or not!
There's a sense of gloom and doom, and that's brilliantly conveyed in the strange and uncomfortable skies above.
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