J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Two Views Looking towards Florence from Fiesole 1819

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Two Views Looking towards Florence from Fiesole’ 1819
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 74 Recto:
Two Views Looking towards Florence from Fiesole 1819
D16608
Turner Bequest CXCI 74
Pencil on white wove paper, 189 x 113 mm
Inscribed by the artist in pencil ‘Fiesole’ bottom right of sketch
Inscribed by ?John Ruskin in red ink ‘74’ top right, ascending right-hand edge [very faint]
Stamped in black ‘CXCI 74’ top right, ascending right-hand edge
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
As Turner’s written inscription on this page indicates, these two sketches depict Fiesole, a town amidst the hills to the north-east of Florence, famous for its panoramic views overlooking the city and the surrounding countryside. Both vistas look south-west in the direction of Florence, and the upper study includes the winding course of the River Mugnone. For a fuller description and further studies from Fiesole see folio 30 verso (D16542).

Nicola Moorby
January 2011

How to cite

Nicola Moorby, ‘Two Views Looking towards Florence from Fiesole 1819 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, January 2011, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, December 2012, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-two-views-looking-towards-florence-from-fiesole-r1138501, accessed 26 April 2024.