The Fighting Temeraire: Analysis and Meaning
Voted England’s favorite painting in 2005, “The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up” has become JMW Turner’s best-known painting. In 2020 the bank of England introduced a 20-pound bill featuring a self-portrait of Turner and the fighting Temeraire in the background. Today, the painting represents the culture of England. Turner …