Joseph Mallord William Turner

Lake Avernus, with the Ruins of the Temple of Apollo

1819

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Gandolfo to Naples Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 122 x 197 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D15709
Turner Bequest CLXXXIV 76

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

Lake Avernus, with the Ruins of the Temple of Apollo

1819

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Four Sketches of the Ruins of the So-Called Temple of Apollo, Lake Avernus

Joseph Mallord William Turner Lake Avernus with the So-Called Temple of Apollo and a Distant View of Cape Misenum

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Part of a View of the Bay of Baiae seen from near the Temple of Mercury; and Sketches of the Roman Ruins, Baiae

Joseph Mallord William Turner Temple of Minerva Medica, Rome

Joseph Mallord William Turner Views in Naples Including Castel Sant’Elmo from Castel Nuovo; and Sketches of the So-Called Temple of Apollo and Lake Avernus

Joseph Mallord William Turner Temple of Apollo, Pompeii; and Study of a Pedestal in the Triangular Forum

Joseph Mallord William Turner Tivoli, with the Temple of Vesta

Joseph Mallord William Turner The So-Called Temple of Vesta, Tivoli

Joseph Mallord William Turner View of the Bay of Baiae seen from near the So-Called Temple of Mercury

Joseph Mallord William Turner Three Sketches of ?Lake Avernus; and Monte Corvara in the Campi Flegrei

Joseph Mallord William Turner Sketches at Paestum, Including the Western End of the Temple of Athena (formerly known as the Temple of Ceres)

Joseph Mallord William Turner Interior of the Second Temple of Hera (Formerly known as the Temple of Neptune), Paestum

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