| The Sun of Venice Going to Sea | |
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| Artist | J. M. W. Turner |
| Year | 1843 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 61.6 cm× 92.1 cm(24.3 in× 36.3 in) |
| Location | Tate Britain, London |
The Sun of Venice Going to Sea is an 1843 seascape painting by the British artist J.M.W. Turner. [1] It shows a fishing vessel heading out to sea from Venice, with its name The Sol di Venezia emblazoned on its sails.
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It was one of a large number of works Turner produced with views of Venice, then part of the Austrian Empire, in his later career. [2] The painting was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1843 at the National Gallery in London]]. Turner's admirer John Ruskin was particularly impressed by it. [3] It formed part of the Turner Bequest of 1856 to the nation and is now in the collection of the Tate Britain. [4]
