Image courtesy Clark Art Institute. clarkart.edu | Licence: Public Domain
Image courtesy Clark Art Institute. clarkart.edu | Licence: Public Domain

View of La Riccia (Ariccia)

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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

From the Watercolour World

Location

Ariccia, Italy

Country

Italy

Medium

Watercolour