This ambitious exhibition explores Turner's relationship with Venice. Although it is recognised that Venice played a crucial part in the development of Turner’s late style, there has hitherto been no comprehensive survey of the work he produced in response to the city’s unique history and environment. This exhibition will present the city through Turner’s eyes: a remarkable and sustained vision, without parallel in the work of any artist, with the exception of Canaletto. The presentation will explore the influences that shaped Turner’s experience of the city; his interest in the work of Venetian artists such as Titian, Bellini and Canaletto, as well as writers from Shakespeare to Byron. It will also include works by Turner’s contemporaries to create a sense of the competitive market for which Tuner painted views of Venice.