Joseph Mallord William Turner

Sketch of a Sarcophagus, Rome

1819

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Vatican Fragments Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 101 × 161 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D15150
Turner Bequest CLXXX 23 a

Catalogue entry

This rough sketch appears to depict a sarcophagus, decorated with figures and a wave-like strigil motif which Turner has noted is repeated ‘14’ times. The source of the object is currently unidentified. It may represent one of the numerous sculptural funerary monuments from the Vatican collections, or, as the annotation in the bottom right-hand corner suggests, it may be found in the collection of the Villa Doria-Pamphili, or Palazzo Doria-Pamphili.

Nicola Moorby
November 2009

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

Sketch of a Sarcophagus, Rome

1819

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