J.M.W. Turner's painting "The Slave Ship" illustrates the inhumane conditions of the transatlantic slave trade, a significant factor in historical globalisation. English romantic artist, painter, and water colorist Joseph Mallory Turner is renowned for his expressive coloring, imaginative landscapes, and tempestuous. He was a white guy who drew inspiration from Italianate landscapes by Claude and Richard Willson as well as 17th-century Dutch artists like Willem van der Vlade. A scene from the slave trades is depicted in the 1840 painting by J.M.W. Turner in which the crew of a slave ship dumps sick and dying slaves overboard in order to collect insurance money. Because of that the original name for this artwork was throwing overboard the dead and dying. The artwork addresses the effects of historical globalization in a number of ways. First, it highlights how awful and cruel the transatlantic slave trade was, which was a significant aspect of …show more content…
Despite the severe conditions of the slave trades, slaves rebelled against their servitude in a number of ways, including by acts of disobedience and the preservation of their cultural traditions. The storm in the background, which represents a strength and power beyond human control, promotes the prospect of survival and resistance even though the artwork shows slaves' floating bodies. By showing how the storm overwhelms both slaves and slavers, the awful concepts behind this try to depict humanity's helplessness and despair when faced with nature. Turner used a range of viewpoints to evoke sympathy for the slaves and resentment towards the slavers as the prisoners are undergoing their just punishment. But the storm is also either drowning the slaves or making them food for the marine monsters. This demonstrates the dreadful brutality of nature, which drowns those who don't deserve it while also punishing those who