Opening of the "Turner, the sublime legacy" exhibition by Prince Albert II and Andrea Casiraghi
More than thirty paintings by the master of the sublime are on show at the Grimaldi Forum (Photo: Michael Alesi / Princely Palace)
PRINCE ALBERT II AND ANDREA CASIRAGHI IMMERSED IN THE SUBLIME WORLD OF TURNER
This week, Prince Albert II and Andrea Casiraghi opened the "Turner, the sublime legacy" exhibition at the Grimaldi Forum. This exceptional exhibition is dedicated to this painter of light, whose works on the theme of nature offer visitors food for thought about their relationship with the environment.
Each room in the exhibition represents a different world (Photo: Michael Alesi / Princely Palace)
Prince Albert II enjoyed a cultural outing with his eldest nephew, Andrea Casiraghi. The Monegasque monarch was at the Grimaldi Forum on 4 July to open the exhibition "Turner, the sublime legacy". Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) was nicknamed "the master of the sublime" or "the painter of light".
Elizabeth Brooke, curator of the exhibition, guides Prince Albert II and his nephew (Photo: Michael Alesi / Princely Palace)
The exhibition, open to the public until 1 September, features a series of works spread over several rooms covering more than 2,000 square metres.
The exhibition is organised in collaboration with the TATE. Each piece relates a world, the common denominator of which is nature as seen by Turner in the 19th century. Nature is mainly British, but it can also represent other European regions that the artist may have visited.
Contemporary works are displayed alongside Turner's (Photo: Michael Alesi / Princely Palace)
Andrea Casiraghi admires the works of Turner (Photo: Michael Alesi / Princely Palace)
One room leaves the world of nature and is devoted to Venice. This part of the exhibition includes more urban works painted during his trips to Venice. Finally, the last room, with its vaulted ceiling, contains the artist's last canvases, some of which are considered unfinished.
Prince Albert and Andrea Casiraghi immersed in a world evocative of marine nature (Photo: Michael Alesi / Princely Palace)
Prince Albert II and Andrea Casiraghi were able to admire 38 canvases and 40 works on paper, whose landscapes and explorations of light are an invitation to travel.
This painter, who started out in the English Romantic style, became a precursor of Impressionism and inspired contemporary artists. In this sense, Turner's works are also exhibited alongside works by other major contemporary artists.
The works are an invitation to travel and reflect (Photo: Michael Alesi / Princely Palace)
La dernière pièce est une salle cathédrale consacrée aux dernières inachevées de Turner (Photo : Michael Alesi / Palais princier)
Turner's last works are those that greatly inspired his successors (Photo: Michael Alesi / Princely Palace)
Le prince Albert II de Monaco, Elizabeth Brooke et Andrea Casiraghi posent à la fin de leur visite (Photo : Michael Alesi / Palais princier)
The theme of nature also invites debate on the climate, something that has particularly inspired Prince Albert II, who is more than sensitive to this cause. "The theme of the environment will always be relevant," exhibition curator Elizabeth Brooke told MonacoInfo. "In the current context, when we look at the natural world and our interactions with it in a slightly different way, we consider our impact on the climate and climate change. So there's a new relevance in his work.
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