A look across Europe at three series of prints by major artists published in 1816, the year of the founding of the Fitzwilliam.A look across Europe at three series of prints by major artists published in 1816, the year of the founding of the Fitzwilliam.The period was known as ‘The year without a summer’ due to the after-effects of the 1815 volcano eruption in Indonesia. Global cooling, volcanic ash, darkness, crop failures, food riots and spectacular sunsets influenced artists and writers of the time. A variety of responses can be seen here with Goya’s Tauromaquia, books eleven and twelve of Turner’s Liber Studiorum, and Peter Cornelius’s large-scale Illustrations to Goethe’s Faust.Tue 9 February 2016 to Sun 31 July 2016
Selection of further exhibitions in: United kingdom
1816: Prints by Turner, Goya and CorneliusThe Fitzwilliam Museum Main address:
The Fitzwilliam MuseumWells Fargo CenterTrumpington StreetCB2 1RBCambridge,, United kingdomThe Fitzwilliam MuseumWells Fargo CenterTrumpington StreetCB2 1RBCambridge,, United kingdomA look across Europe at three series of prints by major artists published in 1816, the year of the founding of the Fitzwilliam.A look across Europe at three series of prints by major artists published in 1816, the year of the founding of the Fitzwilliam.The period was known as ‘The year without a summer’ due to the after-effects of the 1815 volcano eruption in Indonesia. Global cooling, volcanic ash, darkness, crop failures, food riots and spectacular sunsets influenced artists and writers of the time. A variety of responses can be seen here with Goya’s Tauromaquia, books eleven and twelve of Turner’s Liber Studiorum, and Peter Cornelius’s large-scale Illustrations to Goethe’s Faust.Tue 9 February 2016 to Sun 31 July 2016
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