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Baths Ischia near Naples
Bequeathed by George Salting 1910
adults
architecture
baths
bay
boat, punt
castle
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
figure
hill
Italy
landscape
military
Naples, Baths of Ischia
people
places
public and municipal
seascapes and coasts
society
sunshine
transport: water
weather
wooded
<p>The island of Ischia is the largest island in the Gulf of Naples. In Greek mythology Ischia was inhabited by the hundred-headed monster Typhon who, having been vanquished by Zeus’s thunderbolts, and buried under Mount Etna, took vengeance by creating volcanic eruptions. In classical antiquity Ischia was a celebrated resort, with hot mineral springs and sub-tropical vegetation. It remained very popular with visitors in the eighteenth century. Richard Wilson visited Naples and the surrounding area in 1752 and again in the spring of 1753. It is not certain whether he painted this picture during his time in Italy or on his return to England.</p><p><em>Gallery label, April 2007</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
6 April 2007 – 30 September 2007
2007-09-30
6 April 2007 – 30 September 2007
2007-09-30
2007-04-06
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2007-04-06
Visions of Italy
Collection based display
6 March 2014 – 29 October 2014
2014-10-29
6 March 2014 – 1 June 2014
2014-06-01
2014-03-06
Yale Center for British Art (New Haven, USA)
http://ycba.yale.edu/index.asp
5 July 2014 – 29 October 2014
2014-10-29
2014-07-05
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales (Cardiff, UK)
2014-03-06
Richard Wilson and the Transformation of European Art
Loan-out
Baths of Ischia, near Naples
support: 445 × 546 mm
frame: 642 × 738 × 83 mm
Bequeathed by George Salting 1910
<p>The island of Ischia is the largest island in the Gulf of Naples. In Greek mythology Ischia was inhabited by the hundred-headed monster Typhon who, having been vanquished by Zeus’s thunderbolts, and buried under Mount Etna, took vengeance by creating volcanic eruptions.  In classical antiquity Ischia was a celebrated resort, with hot mineral springs and sub-tropical vegetation. It remained very popular with visitors in the eighteenth century.  Richard Wilson visited Naples and the surrounding area in 1752 and again in the spring of 1753. It is not certain whether he painted this picture during his time in Italy or on his return to England.</p>

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adults architecture baths bay boat, punt castle cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents figure hill Italy landscape military Naples, Baths of Ischia people places public and municipal seascapes and coasts society sunshine transport: water weather wooded