Gouache, graphite and watercolour 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>
St Peters and Vatican Gardens Villa Barberini Rome
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
adults
architecture
astronomy
building
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
classical
colonnade
countries and continents
dome
features
figure
garden
garden structures
hill
Italy
landscape
mist
people
periods and styles
places
Rome, St Peter’s Basilica
Rome, Vatican
Rome, Villa Barberini
ruins
sun
tree
urn
weather
<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, including The Bay of Baiae (shown in this room) and the Forum Romanum, for Mr Soanes Museum (shown in room 41).</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique gouache graphite watercolour
19 July 2003 – 11 January 2004
2004-01-11
19 July 2003 – 11 January 2004
2004-01-11
2003-07-19
Lowry Museum (Salford, UK)
2003-07-19
The Impossible View
Loan-out
8 June 2007 – 3 February 2008
2008-02-03
8 June 2007 – 3 February 2008
2008-02-03
2007-06-08
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2007-06-08
Home and Abroad 1815-30
Collection based display
St Peter’s and the Vatican from the Gardens of the Villa Barberini, Rome
support: 231 × 370 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="text9">Rome was considered by artists, patrons and      connoisseurs to be the artistic capital of Europe. Thomas Lawrence wrote </span><span class="text7">to fellow artist Joseph Farington in 1819, 'Turner should      come to Rome. His Genius would here be supplied with </span><span class="text9">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 </span><span class="text10">stay in Rome, in 1819. After his return      he used his sketches</span><span class="text4"> </span><span class="text11">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>, including </span><span class="text12">The Bay </span><span class="text13">
of Baiae</span><span class="text4"> (shown in this room) and the </span><span class="text13">Forum      Romanum</span><span class="text4">, for Mr Soanes Museum (shown in room      41). </span>
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adults architecture astronomy building cities, towns, villages (non-UK) classical colonnade countries and continents dome features figure garden garden structures hill Italy landscape mist people periods and styles places Rome, St Peter’s Basilica Rome, Vatican Rome, Villa Barberini ruins sun tree urn weather
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