J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Three Sketches of Ariccia and one of the Church of Santa Maria di Galloro 1819

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Three Sketches of Ariccia and one of the Church of Santa Maria di Galloro’ 1819
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 87 Recto:
Three Sketches of Ariccia and one of the Church of Santa Maria di Galloro 1819
D15461
Turner Bequest CLXXXII 86
Pencil on white wove paper, 189 x 113 mm
Inscribed by the artist ‘Larrica’ bottom right of second sketch from bottom
Inscribed by John Ruskin in blue ink ‘86’ top left, ascending left-hand edge, and ‘301’ top right, ascending right-hand edge
Stamped in black ‘CLXXXII 86’ top right, ascending right-hand edge
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Three of the sketches on this page depict distant views of Ariccia. The orientation of the dome and twin bell-towers of the Church of Santa Maria dell’Assunzione reveals that these must have been drawn from the Via Appia Nuova, the winding road which leaves the town towards Genzano. The view at the bottom, depicts the sanctuary of Santa Maria di Galloro, a church designed by Bernini which lies south-east of Ariccia, on that road. See also folios 87 and 88 (D15461 and D15463; Turner Bequest CLXXXII 86 and CLXXXII 87).
For a general discussion of Ariccia see folio 83 verso (D15455; Turner Bequest CLXXXII 82a).

Nicola Moorby
May 2008

How to cite

Nicola Moorby, ‘Three Sketches of Ariccia and one of the Church of Santa Maria di Galloro 1819 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, May 2008, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, December 2012, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-three-sketches-of-ariccia-and-one-of-the-church-of-santa-r1132756, accessed 20 April 2024.