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and purple
and gray add to the painting's sophistication
reflecting his time in Tahiti
The painting exudes a sense of intimacy and connection
completed in 1823
The Slave Ship | J. M. W. Turner | 1840 Select Size:24" x 18" and purpleAbout the artwork: This painting depicts a tumultuous sea beneath a fiery sunset, where a ship sails away, leaving behind enslaved individuals cast overboard. Their shackled limbs are visible amidst the churning waves, surrounded by predatory sea creatures, symbolizing the brutality of the slave trade. Turner was inspired by the 1781 Zong massacre, where 142 enslaved Africans were thrown overboard to claim insurance. Exhibited in 1840, the painting
