Including works by Dürer and Rembrandt, the exhibition begins with 16th and 17th century depictions of the heavens as the realm of the divine. As the sky became a subject in its own right during the 18th century, the exhibition explores Romantic artists such as Cozens, Palmer and Constable who increasingly employed the firmament as a vehicle for emotional expression. This persisted in the work of the 20th century British artists such as Nash, Piper and Clausen who utilise the emotive character of the skies.
EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS
Nox (Night)
Giacomo Lauro after Maerten de Vos, c. 1597
Vision of St John the Divine
plate, Urbino (or school of Urbino), c. 1560-90
Nemesis
detail, Albrecht Dürer, c. 1501
The Crucifixion
detail of enamel, Probably workshop of Jean I Pericaud, 1530-40
The Three Trees
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1643
Sepulchral Remains in the Campagna
J. R. Cozens, 1783
Study of the Sky
William Holman Hunt, 1875
Study of Dawn: The First Scarlet on the Clouds
John Ruskin, 1868
The Sun Descending - Study 3
Paul Nash, 1945
Contents: over 30 mounted and framed works on paper and a selection of objects from the Ashmolean Museum
Size: up to 50m/150sqm
Availability: FINAL SLOT REMAINING, July - September 2020
