The Temple of Minerva Medica

published 1811

Joseph Mallord William Turner and Robert Dunkarton

Associated Names
Robert Dunkarton

Artist, British, 1744 - 1811/1817

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artist, British, 1775 - 1851

The image depicts a landscape with a high horizon showing a domed structure in the center. Surrounding elements include a mix of natural and architectural features, with more structures partially obscured by trees in the distance. Slender trees with sparse foliage dominate the scene, portrayed with fine, linear brushstrokes. The color palette is mainly sepia, creating a timeless and monochromatic atmosphere. Close to the viewer, fragments of ornate architecture are on the ground, and there is a kneeling figure by a tree. Paths and trees guide the eye towards distant structures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and mezzotint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.6 × 29.2 cm (8 1/8 × 11 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8151

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Finberg 1924, no. 23, State v/v

  • Series Title

    Liber Studiorum: no.23 [Finberg 1-71; 1943.3.8129-8199]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1924

  • Finberg, Alexander. The History of Turner's Liber Studiorum with a new Catalogue Raisonne. London: Ernest Benn, 1924.

Wikidata ID

Q65022415

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