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Each week we bring you four of the most interesting objects from the world’s museums, galleries and art institutions, hand-picked to mark significant moments in the calendar. On this day, 7 June, in 1816, New Englanders woke to substantial snowfall instead of the expected warmth of early summer. Across the Atlantic, much of Europe was enduring unrelenting weeks of rain and cold gloom in what became known as ‘the year without a summer’.
This anomaly, now understood to have been a ‘volcanic winter event’ – caused by a layer of sulphur dioxide that obscured the sun and reflected its rays back into space – was triggered by the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia the previous April, and serves as a potent reminder of nature’s immense power and unpredictability. Here we delve into the beautiful and chaotic realm of weather through the eyes of artists who have been moved and inspired by its grandeur and tumult. From snow storms and sea storms to tornadoes and floods, these artworks serve as reflections on the awe-inspiring and sometimes terrifying forces of nature, offering insights into human resilience and the enduring impact of climatic phenomena on our lives.
Flood in the Highlands ( c. 186.
