The Decline of the Carthaginian Empire
The Decline of the Carthaginian Empire is an oil on canvas painting by the English Romantic landscape painter, watercolourist and printmaker William Turner. Turner exhibited a pair of pictures on the theme of the rise and fall of Carthage soon after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. It was painted in 1817. This painting (170 x 239 cm) is currently housed in the Tate Collection, London.
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 – 1851)
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About this artwork
- Title: The Decline of the Carthaginian Empire
- Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Color palette: Earthy
- Color intensity: Vivid
- Topics: royalty , scenes
