Venice (Dogana and San Giorgio) (1834) : The treatment Turner applied to the water is incredibly realistic which is the typical thing for most Romantic painters. However, Turner was an exception. For an artist who is most famous for his marines, it is hard to believe that he could create paintings so different in style having the same subject and using the same materials. The painting shows the city of Venice on a sunny day. In the center of the canvas, there is a lane where the boats apparently can navigate. In the foreground, shadows likely of boats can be seen on the water. The waves and reflections in the water are especially realistically rendered. The sky is clear-blue, and the clouds create a swirl movement in the composition. The swirling movement of the clouds is reinforced by the presence of this two towers, which connect the bottom part of the canvas with the upper one. *JMW (Joseph Mallord William) TURNER (1775-1851) was one of the most important English Romantic Painters of the 19th century. He is known for his expressive colourisations, imaginative landscapes and turbulent, often violent marine paintings. Turner's imagination was sparked by shipwrecks, fires, and natural phenomena such as sunlight, storm, rain, and fog. He was fascinated by the violent power, turbulence and tidestorms of the sea. It's said that his last words before death were, 'The Sun is God!'