Broad Oxford street lined with stone buildings, a tall Gothic spire and students in black gowns

High Street, Oxford

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What you see

The street curves gently into the distance, leading the eye to a far-off tower in the center. On the left rises a Gothic building with battlements; on the right, a long classical façade with a very tall spire behind it. Students in black gowns and square caps walk along the street, alongside women in pale dresses.

Honey and cream tones of stone dominate under a blue sky with soft clouds. A broad shadow covers the lower left of the street, leaving the rest bathed in sunlight. Seek out the people sitting by a doorway on the left and the iron railings on the right.

About J. M. W. Turner

Joseph Mallord William Turner was called “the painter of light”. He painted storms, raging seas, fog and colourful sunsets, and it is said he once had himself tied to a ship’s mast to watch a storm. He left thousands of works to his country, most of them kept today at the Tate in London.

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