Joseph Mallord William Turner

View of Tivoli from the South, with the Rocca Pia

1819

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
Tivoli to Rome Sketchbook
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 112 × 186 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D15062
Turner Bequest CLXXIX 72

Catalogue entry

The subject of this sketch appears to be a distant view of Tivoli from the slopes of Colle Ripoli to the south of the town. Turner’s vista looks north across Tivoli towards the distant mountains rising beyond. Recognisable landmarks include, near the central foreground, Tivoli’s fifteenth-century castle, the Rocca Pia, and in the middle distance to the left, the campaniles of the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, near the Villa d’Este, and the Cathedral (Duomo) of San Lorenzo. Related views can be seen on folios 70 verso, 71 verso, 73 (D15059, D15103, D15062; Turner Bequest CLXXIX 70a, 92, 72).

Nicola Moorby
February 2010

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