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The Castel dell’Ovo, Naples, with Capri in the Distance

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Date

1819

Description

These two sheets come from one of the large sketchbooks that Turner used during his first tour of Italy in 1819. Occasionally he made studies from the same spot at different times of day, exploring the way light and shadow changed the appearance of his subject. In the upper watercolour he is as much interested in the distant rainclouds brooding over the Bay of Naples as in his immediate subject, the Castel dell'Ovo; all other topographical features are omitted.
Gallery label, August 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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Location

Ovo Castle, Via Eldorado, Naples, Italy

Country

Italy

Medium

Watercolour