A few years ago I went to an exhibition of Turner in London, and was struck by a picture which seemed to show the interior of an old church or barn, with sunlight streaming through and chickens at the bottom.
For some reason I had remembered it was called “Euweny Priory” but I can’t find anything by that name anywhere. I have scoured the Tate website for “priory” but to no avail. I have looked through several Turner books, but never found it.
I also vaguely remember it was on loan from an American collection/American museum.
If there are any Turner fans or art people out there who know what this painting may be called, and where it is, please post.
The full - and weird spooky story - of this painting is that when I saw it in the gallery, I was hugely struck by it, even though it isn’t among Turner most famous (or “best”) pics.
I mentioned it at a family dinner years/months later, and my Aunt said she had a feeling the priory used to belong to our family or something.
Anyway, a family name of ours is Turbervill(e), from the Welsh branch. That website has the following:
What really captivated me about it - though you can’t really see it in that reproduction - was the quality of the light. It was this golden light, and you could see the straw dust in it somehow, just like in a real barn.