Moon over Lausanne / Joseph Mallord William Turner

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Accession Number
1991/2.72
Title
Moon over Lausanne
Artist Nationality
British
Artist Life Dates
1775-1851
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.
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Image Size
3455 x 2401
File Size
1 MB
Record
1991/2.72
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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.
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