Simon Schama's Power of Art
Turner
Season 1 Episode 5 of 8
Turner's painting The Slave Ship, which courted controversy in its portrayal of slave traders throwing their dying cargo into the sea to claim the insurance money. The work demonstrates the artist's move from traditional styles to a determination to test the limits of both technique and acceptable subject matter
Simon Schama's Power of Art airs on BBC Four at 2:20 AM, Wednesday 11 June. (Subtitles, sign language, audio description.)
Topics
Simon Schama
Writer
Basil Comely
Executive Producer
Clare Beavan
Series Producer
Steven Condie
Director