Moon over Lausanne / Joseph Mallord William Turner
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1991/2.72
- Title
- Moon over Lausanne
- Artist Nationality
- British
- Artist Life Dates
- 1775-1851
- Medium and Support
- watercolor and graphite on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1836
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Switzerland (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Switzerland (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Helmut Stern
- Style/Group/Movement
- Romantic (modern European styles)
- Dimensions
- 23.1 cm x 33.2 cm (9 1/8 in. x 13 1/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Primary Object Type
- landscape
- Secondary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Physical Description
- Three figures stand in the bottom left corner. The image is mostly tan and light blue except very dark in the center. The blue horizon line is in the top third of the image stretching from a cityscape on the left side to a sweeping hill on the right side. There is a small moon in the middle at the very top of the image.
- Subject Matter
- An atmospheric landscape with figures in the foreground and a full moon over the city of Lausanne in the distance.
- Primary Keywords
- landscapes (representations)
- moon
- switzerland (nation)
- valleys (landforms)
- watercolors
- Secondary Keywords
- downward
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- earth sciences concepts
- europe (continent)
- geographic and political locations
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by material or technique
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- scientific concepts
- settlements and landscapes
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works by subject type
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3455 x 2401
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 1991/2.72
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1991-sl-2.72/1991_2_72.jpg
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"Moon over Lausanne; Joseph Mallord William Turner." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1991-sl-2.72/1991_2_72.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.