In Tate Britain
Prints and Drawings Room
View by appointment- Artist
- Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
- Medium
- Gouache, graphite and watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- Support: 368 x 231 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
- Reference
- D16332
Turner Bequest CLXXXIX 6
Display caption
The soaring vertical thrust of Michelangelo's portico is emphasised in scale and grandeur by the tiny figures in the foreground. Turner's study is both detailed and dramatic. He has combined careful scrutiny of the work of a master architect with an inspired fantasy reminiscent of Piranesi's celebrated prints of Rome.
Gallery label, August 2004
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