The Sun of Venice Going to Sea

The Sun of Venice Going to Sea
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.

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]

See also

• List of paintings by J. M. W. Turner

References

1. Plant p.99
2. Hamilton. Turner and Italy p.91-92
3. Bailey p.529
4. "'The Sun of Venice Going to Sea', Joseph Mallord William Turner, exhibited 1843". Tate. Retrieved Sep 14, 2025.

Bibliography

• Bailey, Anthony. J.M.W. Turner: Standing in the Sun. Tate Enterprises Ltd, 2013
• Finberg, Alexander Joseph. In Venice with Turner. Cotswold Gallery, 1930.
• Hamilton, James (ed.) Turner and Italy. National Galleries of Scotland, 2009.
• Plant, Margaret. Venice: Fragile City, 1797-1997. Yale University Press, 2002.
• Reynolds, Graham. Turner. Thames & Hudson, 2022.