Snow Storm
The artist
J. M. W. Turner, a British painter famous for stormy skies and glowing light.
What you see
A steamboat is caught in a wild swirling snow storm at sea, almost hidden inside spinning wind and waves.
The story
Painted in 1842, Turner wanted to show the raw power of a storm and how tiny a ship feels against the wild sea.
The style
He swirled his paint in circles of white, brown, and grey, so the whole picture seems to spin like the storm itself.
Look closer
Look near the middle for the dark shape of the boat and a thin mast, the only steady thing in all the swirling.
Where to see it
It hangs in Tate Britain, a famous art museum in London.
Fun fact
Turner said he had sailors tie him to the ship's mast during a real storm so he could feel it and paint it truly.