Major JMW Turner exhibition coming to Liverpool's Walker Art Gallery - Liverpool Echo

Major JMW Turner exhibition coming to Liverpool's Walker Art Gallery - Liverpool Echo

A number of important and influential artworks from major galleries across the UK will feature in the exhibition

The founder of the Plebeian Blessed One: The painter William Turner was born 250 years ago.

Painter of light: 250 years of William Turner

One of the greatest Romantic painters, he captured the grandeur of nature on canvas as magnificently as the power of machines.

William Turner adorns the UK's 20 pound note, highlighted the power of light, and also inspired later impressionists such as Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro.

Curators, art historians and other creative minds share their pick of J. M. W Turner's best works, on the 250th anniversary of his birth

Cold moonlight, golden sunset and shimmering waters are only three reasons to love Turner. On the 250th anniversary of his birth, curators, art historians and other creative minds reveal which of his paintings they’d hang on their walls and why.

The history of art would not be understood the same without the figure of JMW Turner (1775-1851), considered the most influential artist in the United Kingdom, and his legacy remains present in British society 250 years after his birth and encompasses more than his works.The entry A walk through the legacy of JMW Turner, the great English painter, on his 250th anniversary was first published in Digital Process.