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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Florence from Fiesole 1819

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Florence from Fiesole’ 1819
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 74 Verso:
Florence from Fiesole 1819
D16609
Turner Bequest CXCI 74 a
Pencil on white wove paper, 113 x 189 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Turner’s viewpoint for this sketch of Florence from Fiesole appears to be the convent of San Francesco to the west of the town. The vista looks south-west across the countryside towards the distant silhouette of the Duomo and the rest of the city. Winding towards Florence across the centre of the composition is the River Mugnone. The composition continues on the opposite sheet of the double-page spread, see folio 75 (D16610).
For a fuller description and further studies from Fiesole see folio 30 verso (D16542).

Nicola Moorby
January 2011

How to cite

Nicola Moorby, ‘Florence from Fiesole 1819 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, January 2011, 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-florence-from-fiesole-r1138502, accessed 24 April 2024.