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

ISBN 978-1-84976-386-8

Joseph Mallord William Turner Interior of an Italian Building 1820

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 63 Recto:
Interior of an Italian Building 1820
D16752
Turner Bequest CXCII 62
Pencil on white wove paper, 98 x 128 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘62’ top right, ascending right-hand edge
Stamped in black ‘CXCII 62’ top right, ascending right-hand edge
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This sketch represents a grand Italian interior notable for its grand staircase and vaulted arch ceiling. The subject remains unidentified although it is likely to depict a church or large public building.

Nicola Moorby
April 2013

How to cite

Nicola Moorby, ‘Interior of an Italian Building 1820 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, April 2013, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, August 2013, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-interior-of-an-italian-building-r1142652, accessed 29 March 2024.