Watercolour on paper
I. Numbered Perspective Diagrams
Perspective lectures c.1809-28
I. Numbered Perspective Diagrams
Perspective lectures c.1809-28
Tate Collection
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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
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Catalogued Turner works on paper
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Lecture Diagram 1 CrossSections Human Body after Albrecht Dürer
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
adults
body
body
diagrammatic
Dürer, Albrecht
emotions, concepts and ideas
figure
fine art and design, named works
foot
formal qualities
objects
people
perspective
<p>This was the first diagram Turner displayed in his first lecture. It attempted to show that geometric shapes can be found in the human body, a subject that Turner noted was of interest to Albrecht Durer - often called 'Albert' in early 19th-century Britain. The text that the diagram accompanied is displayed in a showcase (no.152).</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 1992</em></p>
paper unique watercolour
Lecture Diagram 1: Cross-Sections of the Human Body (after Albrecht Dürer)
support: 618 × 797 mm
Accepted by the nation as part of the <a href="/search?gid=999999781" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Turner Bequest</a> 1856
<p>This was the first diagram Turner displayed in his first lecture. It attempted to show that geometric shapes can be found in the human body, a subject that Turner noted was of interest to Albrecht Durer - often called 'Albert' in early 19th-century Britain. The text that the diagram accompanied is displayed in a showcase (no.152).</p>
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1992-09-25T00:00:00
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adults body body diagrammatic Dürer, Albrecht emotions, concepts and ideas figure fine art and design, named works foot formal qualities objects people perspective
CXCV 164