York Art Gallery displays J.M.W. Turner's Odyssey painting in new exhibition
According to BBC Entertainment & Arts, York Art Gallery has a J.M.W. Turner painting on loan from the National Gallery as part of a new exhibition, Turner, Wedgwood & Beyond: Inspired by Flaxman, opening this Friday with more than 100 works on display. The show pairs Turner's Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus with Flaxman's sketches, inviting visitors to compare them, and runs until 17 January 2027.
Key facts
- 01A J.M.W. Turner painting, Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus, is on loan from the National Gallery and displayed at York Art Gallery.
- 02The painting is part of the new exhibition Turner, Wedgwood & Beyond: Inspired by Flaxman, which opens on Friday and features more than 100 works.
- 03The show presents Turner's work alongside John Flaxman's pieces, with elements of Flaxman's sketches visible in Turner's painting.
- 04The exhibition runs until 17 January 2027.
- 05Co-curator Richard Johns described the project as a 'happy accident' not planned around the film’s release, but noted increased interest in Homer since the film.
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