Light and Colour (Goethe's Theory) – The Morning after the Deluge – Moses Writing the Book of Genesis form, but Turner's attraction to light and colour allows colour to take the place of form. The main colours used by Turner were red, yellow, and blue, which is discussed more in depth in relation to other works that influenced that of Turner. His work also illustrates his relationship to the Romantic Movement and position as the precursor of the impressionist movement. As expressed in the title of the painting, J.M.W. Turner found interest in Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe's book, "Theory of Colours" also known as Zur Farbenlehre, published in 1810. Turner absorbed Goethe’s theory of light and darkness and
Port au Prince (1790 ship) Port au Prince (1790 ship) Port au Prince was built in France in 1790. The British Royal Navy captured her in 1793 off Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Her original name is currently unknown, but her new owners named her for her place of capture. She became a letter of marque, slave ship, and privateer "cum" whaler. In 1806 she anchored at a Tongan island where the local inhabitants massacred half her crew and then scuttled her. "Port au Prince"s origins are obscure. Although she appears to have been pierced for a large number of guns, perusal of a compendium of French naval