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Painting of a stormy mountain valley with swirling snow and white rushing water, with small figures and a dog at lower right.

Valley of Aosta: Snowstorm, Avalanche, and Thunderstorm

A turbulent oil painting of a mountain valley engulfed by swirling snow, billowing clouds, and a rushing torrent of white water in the foreground. Small figures, possibly a group with a dog, huddle near the lower right corner, dwarfed by the storm's sweeping, luminous forms.

Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Date
1836–37
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1257 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1837).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Frederick T. Haskell Collection

Español: Valle de Aosta: tormenta de nieve, avalancha y tormenta eléctrica

Una pintura al óleo turbulenta de un valle de montaña envuelto en nieve arremolinada, nubes encendidas y un torrente de agua blanca en primer plano. Pequeñas figuras, posiblemente un grupo con un perro, se agrupan en la esquina inferior derecha, empequeñecidas por las formas luminosas de la tormenta.

Português: Vale de Aosta: tempestade de neve, avalanche e trovoada

Uma pintura a óleo turbulenta de um vale montanhoso tomado por neve redemoinhando, nuvens luminosas e uma torrente de água branca em primeiro plano. Pequenas figuras, possivelmente um grupo com um cachorro, aglomeram-se no canto inferior direito, ofuscadas pelas formas luminosas da tempestade.

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