Graphite and watercolour on paper
Como and Venice Sketchbook
Como and Venice Sketchbook
First Italian Tour 1819-20
First Italian Tour 1819-20
Italy
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Como and Venice Sketchbook
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
Catalogued Turner works on paper
<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/joseph-mallord-william-turner-558" aria-label="More by Joseph Mallord William Turner" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Joseph Mallord William Turner</a>
Milan Skyline at Dawn with Campanile San Giovanni in Conca Church SantAlessandro in Zebedia and Basilica San Lorenzo Albergo dei Tre Re
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
church
countries and continents
dome
features
Italy
places
religious
roof
sunshine
tower
townscape
townscapes / man-made features
weather
<p>Turner was fond of making views of the rooftops of the cities he saw on his travels. This study of buildings in an unidentified North Italian town was made in 1819 while travelling between Como and Venice. The generalised foreground suggests perhaps a balcony or parapet in shadow. Beyond this Turner has made a careful study of the domes of a Baroque church and an earlier campanile. The drawing shows his highly developed interest in architecture.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite watercolour
1 July 2023 – 31 October 2023
2023-10-31
1 July 2023 – 31 October 2023
2023-10-31
2023-07-01
Turner’s House (Twickenham, UK)
2023-07-01
'Land of all bliss': Turner's discovery of Italy in 1819
Loan-out
Milan: The Skyline at Dawn, with the Campanile of San Giovanni in Conca, the Church of Sant’Alessandro in Zebedia and the Basilica of San Lorenzo, from the Albergo dei Tre Re
Accepted by the nation as part of the <a href="/search?gid=999999781" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Turner Bequest</a> 1856
<p>Turner was fond of making views of the rooftops of the cities he saw on his travels. This study of buildings in an unidentified North Italian town was made in 1819 while travelling between Como and Venice. The generalised foreground suggests perhaps a balcony or parapet in shadow. Beyond this Turner has made a careful study of the domes of a <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/b/baroque" title="Glossary definition for 'Baroque'"><span>Baroque</span></a> church and an earlier campanile. The <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/d/drawing" title="Glossary definition for 'Drawing'"><span>drawing</span></a> shows his highly developed interest in architecture.</p>
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2017-07-23T00:00:00
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