Turner was a master in creating drama and at the same time hiding what his paintings were about. He did this because he was suspicious of art critics and narrow-minded spectators. His intentions were to show the futility of human endeavor, but you had to look for them. When you see this painting on a normal distance you can hardly see the drowning fishermen in the three jollies. Only in going close up can you see them and their suffering and fear. Also that the whale is wounded by a harpoon needs to be seen close.
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