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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

© Tate, London 2019 | CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 (Unported)

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Date

1819

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851)

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https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/turner-milan-the-skyline-at-dawn-with-the-campanile-of-san-giovanni-in-conca-the-church-of-d15253

Description

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.
Gallery label, September 2004
Medium: Graphite and watercolour on paper
Credit line: 'Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856'

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CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 (Unported)

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© Tate, London 2019

Location

Chiesa di Sant'Alessandro in Zebedia, Piazza Sant'Alessandro, Milan, Italy

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Architecture
Religious Buildings

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Buildings & Architecture

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