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View of La Riccia (Ariccia)

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Date

1817

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851)

Collection

The Clark Art Institute

Image Link

https://www.clarkart.edu/ArtPiece/Detail/View-of-La-Riccia-(Ariccia)

Description

This watercolor depicts Ariccia, a town southeast of Rome that was a popular stop for artists as they traveled through Europe on the Grand Tour. Turner, however, had not yet travelled extensively in Italy. Rather, he was commissioned by architect James Hakewill—who visited the country in 1816 and 1817—to create twenty watercolors to memorialize his journey. Apparently motivated by this project, Turner began an Italian tour soon after, in 1819.

Descriptive Medium

Watercolor and gouache, with scraping, on cream wove paper

Image Licence

Public Domain

Image Credit

Image courtesy Clark Art Institute. clarkart.edu

Location

Ariccia, Italy

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