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
Morning Light (ship) course of 16 years. "Morning Light" was the last one they constructed. Slightly larger than their penultimate ship "White Star", "Morning Light" was the largest vessel in British North America when she was built in 1855. The ship was launched from Wilmot, Nova Scotia in 1856. "Morning Light" was mostly used by merchants transporting goods between St. John, New Brunswick and Liverpool, England. As with many ships, she had many different owners such as Jacob Valentine Troop and William Thomson and Jacob Fritz. Jacob V. Troop was one of the most important men in the shipbuilding industry in the 1800s