Oil paint on canvas
Tate Collection
Works with images
General Collection
Robert Vernon
Collection
<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/sir-augustus-wall-callcott-78" aria-label="More by Sir Augustus Wall Callcott" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Sir Augustus Wall Callcott</a>
Entrance to Pisa Leghorn
Presented by Robert Vernon 1847
adults
animals: mammals
arch
architecture
boat - non-specific
boat, rowing
bridge
bridges and viaducts
building - non-specific
church
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
city wall
countries and continents
dog - non-specific
features
figure
horse
Italy
jug
Livorno - non-specific
natural phenomena
objects
people
Pisa - non-specific
places
reflection
religious
riding
river
society
sunshine
townscape
townscapes / man-made features
transport: land
transport: water
vessels and containers
water: inland
waterfront
weather
<p>Callcott was one of the most highly regarded and sought-after painters of his day - hence his knighthood. As this picture shows, his landscapes and marines had affinities with Turner's in their composition and luminosity. However, Callcott's works were usually less challenging or controversial than Turner's - especially in the artists' later years.</p><p>Despite undoubted rivalry, the two men were close friends. Callcott exhibited Italian views at the Royal Academy in 1833. They resulted from his visit to Italy with his wife on their honeymoon in 1828.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
15 July 2002 – 21 May 2007
2007-05-21
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2002-07-15
Exhibiting Turner
Collection based display
Entrance to Pisa from Leghorn
support: 1067 × 1626 mm
Presented by <a href="/search?gid=999999978" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Robert Vernon</a> 1847
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Callcott was one of the most highly regarded and sought-after painters of his day - hence his knighthood. As this picture shows, his <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/l/landscape" title="Glossary definition for 'Landscape'"><span>landscapes</span></a> and marines had affinities with Turner's in their <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/c/composition" title="Glossary definition for 'Composition'"><span>composition</span></a> and luminosity. However, Callcott's works were usually less challenging or controversial than Turner's - especially in the artists' later years.</p>
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Despite undoubted rivalry, the two men were close friends. Callcott exhibited Italian views at the Royal Academy in 1833. They resulted from his visit to Italy with his wife on their honeymoon in 1828.</p>
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adults animals: mammals arch architecture boat - non-specific boat, rowing bridge bridges and viaducts building - non-specific church cities, towns, villages (non-UK) city wall countries and continents dog - non-specific features figure horse Italy jug Livorno - non-specific natural phenomena objects people Pisa - non-specific places reflection religious riding river society sunshine townscape townscapes / man-made features transport: land transport: water vessels and containers waterfront water: inland weather