1812
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Crypt of Kirkstall Abbey is a 1812 ink by Joseph Mallord William Turner, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a dark and mysterious abbey in this painting. The abbey is shown in a state of decay, with crumbling walls and overgrown vegetation. This suggests that the artist was interested in the passage of time and how it affects old buildings. Check out the work of artist Turner, Joseph Mallord William, to learn more about his style and techniques.
Joseph Mallord William Turner was born in 1775 at Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, where his father kept a barber and wig-making shop.
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