Joseph Mallord William Turner

Naples from the Sea, with Castel Nuovo and the Mole Lighthouse

1819

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Naples, Paestum and Rome Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 113 × 189 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D15924
Turner Bequest CLXXXVI 9

Catalogue entry

This swift outline sketch represents a view of Naples from the sea to the east. Visible beside the shoreline to the left is the Castel Nuovo, whilst to the right is the Mole lighthouse of the old port. Rising on the far left-hand side is the hill surmouned by the Certosa di San Martino and the Castel Sant’Elmo. The composition continues on the opposite sheet of the double-page spread, see folio 8 verso (D15923). For more detailed studies of a similar view see folios 5 verso–7 and 9 verso–10 (D15917–D15919 and D15925–D15926).

Nicola Moorby
July 2010

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