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Joseph Mallord William Turner (artist) British, 1775 - 1851 The Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, 1843 oil on canvas Overall: 62 x 93 cm (24 7/16 x 36 5/8 in.) framed: 86 x 116.5 cm (33 7/8 x 45 7/8 in.) Given in memory of Governor Alvan T. Fuller by The Fuller Foundation, Inc. 1961.2.3 Not on View |
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Conservation Notes
The medium-weight canvas is somewhat coarsely plain woven; it has been lined. The ground is white, of moderate thickness. The painting is executed with white paint brushed onto the ground with thick strokes, and probably by palette knife, to create the impasted highlights; several layers of transparent washes were then applied, probably with some use of watercolor in the uppermost layers. The impasto has been flattened during lining; otherwise the painting is in excellent condition. The synthetic varnish applied when the picture was surface cleaned in 1976 has not discolored.| « | back to gallery | » | continue tour |