Graphite on paper
Rome: Colour Studies Sketchbook
Rome: Colour Studies Sketchbook
First Italian Tour 1819-20
First Italian Tour 1819-20
Italy
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Rome: Colour Studies 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>
Rome Gardens Villa Barberini
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
bell tower
bridge
bridges and viaducts
church
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
dome
features
Italy
natural features (non-UK)
places
religious
river
River Tiber
Rome - non-specific
townscape
townscapes / man-made features
water: inland
<p>Rome was considered by artists, patrons and connoisseurs to be the artistic capital of Europe. Thomas Lawrence wrote to fellow artist Joseph Farington in 1819, ‘Turner should come to Rome. His Genius would here be supplied with new Materials and entirely congenial with it.’</p><p>This is one of many sketches Turner made during his first stay in Rome, in 1819. After his return he used his sketches as the basis for major oil paintings, two of which are included in the current display: The Bay of Baiae (shown in this room) and Forum Romanum, for Mr Soane’s Museum (shown in room 41)</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite
View of Rome from the Gardens of the Villa Barberini
support: 229 × 368 mm
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
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<span class="text3">Rome was considered by artists, patrons and  
connoisseurs to be the artistic capital of Europe. Thomas Lawrence wrote      to fellow artist Joseph Farington in 1819, ‘Turner should come to      Rome.  His Genius would here be supplied with new  Materials and entirely      congenial with it.’</span><span class="text4">
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<span class="text4">This is one of many sketches Turner made during his      first stay in Rome, in 1819. After his return he used his sketches as the      basis for major oil <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/painting" title="Glossary definition for 'Painting'"><span>paintings</span></a>, two of which are included in the current      display: </span><span class="text5">The Bay  of Baiae</span><span class="text4"> (shown in this room) and </span><span class="text5">Forum Romanum,  
for Mr Soane’s Museum</span><span class="text4"> (shown in room      41) </span>
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architecture bell tower bridge bridges and viaducts church cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents dome features Italy natural features (non-UK) places religious river River Tiber Rome - non-specific townscape townscapes / man-made features water: inland
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