Grand Tourists to Turner
Fri, Jul 03
|Villa Vauban
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Time & Location
Jul 03, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Villa Vauban, 18 Av. Emile Reuter, 2420 Ville-Haute Luxembourg
About the event
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The "Grand Tourists to Turner" exhibition at Villa Vauban in Luxembourg City explores how British landscape art shifted between 1750 and 1850. It features works by Joseph Mallord William Turner alongside his contemporaries, charting the transition from classical Italian destinations to the romantic exploration of northern Europe. [1, 2]
Exhibition Highlights
Core Theme: The shift in travel preferences away from traditional Italian sights towards Swiss Alps and European river valleys.
Local Connection: Features seven unique gouache views of Luxembourg City from Turner's 1824 and 1839 visits.
Key Artists: Includes works by J.M.W. Turner, John Robert Cozens, and Joseph Wright of Derby.