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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Interior of the Duomo, Florence 1819

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Interior of the Duomo, Florence’ 1819
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 45 Verso:
Interior of the Duomo, Florence 1819
D16564
Turner Bequest CXCI 45 a
Pencil on white wove paper, 189 x 113 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The details on this page are very sparse and schematic but they appear to represent a rough study of the interior of the Duomo of Florence (also known as the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore). The building, principally designed by Filippo Brunelleschi (1377–1446), is notable for the austerity of the interior. This drawing depicts a view from the nave looking towards the arches of one of the side aisles with a row of round windows at the level of the clerestory. For a more detailed view see folio 46 (D16565).

Nicola Moorby
December 2010

How to cite

Nicola Moorby, ‘Interior of the Duomo, Florence 1819 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, December 2010, 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-interior-of-the-duomo-florence-r1138457, accessed 23 April 2024.