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    • March 5, 2021 at 6:49 PM
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    I had not heard of this work before. It was done as an illustration for Thomas Moore's "The Epicurean". Coming from a pre-eminent English painter remembered for his haunting portrayals of the force, power, and grandeur of Nature, this piece strikes me as an uncharacteristic nod to the balance of classical harmonies. I have not read this book, but I do mention it Here.

    When we studied Turner in college as part of British Romanticism, it was his nautical paintings we looked at. You can find a gallery representative of his work on the Wikipedia page.

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    And if you're not familiar with the painter, this should give some hint as to his legacy!

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    • March 5, 2021 at 7:18 PM
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    LOL! That's the painting I put on my account page here at the forum! All I knew was that it was called (where I found it) The Philosopher's Garden. I wasn't even sure if it was Epicurean. And I didn't delve into the artist.

    Thanks for posting this!!

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    Ha! I suspected someone here must have seen it already. I don't spend much time on the fine-art side of things.

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    • March 5, 2021 at 7:46 PM
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    Looks like the picture is not showing up in Joshua's post. Joshua do you know what's wrong?

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    Hmmm...it shows up for me, but when I switch to Incognito mode I just get a bad link. I'll try to edit the post and see what happens.

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    That work?

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    Oh! Mea culpa! That's a different one than I found and put on my account.

    The painting on my account is Antal Strohmayer, The Philosophers Garden, Athens, 1834.

    I may have to change that now.

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    • March 5, 2021 at 9:19 PM
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    Yes that is working now - thanks! And Don I went to your profile to look at that one but it looks like all one can see is a part of it on the profile, so maybe post a full copy somewhere(?)

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    Don I went to your profile to look at that one but it looks like all one can see is a part of it on the profile, so maybe post a full copy somewhere(?)

    https://chilonas.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/painting1.jpg

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    • March 5, 2021 at 11:55 PM
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    different style but very nice too! Very similar subject.

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    • March 6, 2021 at 3:01 AM
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    I never would have guessed that's by Turner! He's definitely considered one of the greats. Here's a little blurb on the picture and the artist with some other examples of his work:

    https://www.artsy.net/artwork/j-m-w-…s-the-epicurean

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