Joseph Mallord William Turner

View of the Triangular Forum, Pompeii, with the Great Theatre

1819

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
Pompeii, Amalfi, &c., Sketchbook
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 113 x 189 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D15783
Turner Bequest CLXXXV 24 a

Catalogue entry

The subject of this sketch is a view looking north-east across the Triangular Forum in Pompeii towards the wall of the Great Theatre and, on the left, the adjacent Samnite Palaestra (gym), a rectangular area used for athletic competitions. A more detailed drawing of a similar prospect can be seen on folio 24 (D15782). For other sketches and a general discussion of Turner’s visit to Pompeii see the introduction to the sketchbook.

Nicola Moorby
October 2010

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