Joseph Mallord William Turner

Bistocco in the Apennine Mountains

1819

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Route to Rome Sketchbook
Medium: Pen and ink on paper
Dimensions: Support: 114 × 88 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D13866
Turner Bequest CLXXI 4 a

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As Turner’s inscription indicates, this sketch depicts the ruined watchtower of Bistocco, near Valcimarra in the Apennine Mountains. Visible in the distance is a ruined fortress, probably the Rocca di Varano, near Campolarzo. The artist would have seen this view from the road to Rome which followed the course of the Chienti river, in between Belforte del Chienti and Serravalle di Chienti. A similar study can be seen in the Ancona to Rome sketchbook (Tate D14703; Turner Bequest CLXXVII 26).

Nicola Moorby
March 2010

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