Joseph Mallord William Turner

Sketches of Macerata, and the View from the Walls

1819

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Ancona to Rome Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 110 × 186 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D14695
Turner Bequest CLXXVII 22

Catalogue entry

Turner’s inscription ‘Macerata’ is the only current clue for identifying the subject matter of this sketchbook page. The page is roughly divided into three sections. Top left appears to show a number of architectural elements including columns and arches. The forms in the top right-hand corner are so indistinct as to be almost indecipherable. The bottom half of the page shows a view of mountainous landscape seen from a high viewpoint, probably the road outside the walls of the town.

Nicola Moorby
November 2008

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