J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Ramparts and a Gateway, Lodi 1829

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Ramparts and a Gateway, Lodi’ 1829
Folio 7 Verso:
Ramparts and a Gateway, Lodi 1829
D21677
Turner Bequest CCXXXV 7a
Pencil on cream wove paper, 90 x 144 mm
Inscribed in pencil by Turner ‘Lodi’ towards bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Turner travelled through Lodi in the second week of January 1829, as he journeyed north-west towards Milan, Turin and the Alps beyond. This slight study depicts ramparts and an arched gateway at one of the city’s historic entrances. It is possibly the now-demolished Porta Milano on the road to Milan, constructed in the 1780s and known in Turner’s day as the Porta Nuovo. He appears to be looking towards the historic centre, with towers and buildings protruding above the walls.

Hannah Kaspar
November 2024

How to cite

Hannah Kaspar, ‘Ramparts and a Gateway, Lodi 1829’, catalogue entry, November 2024, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, February 2025, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/ramparts-and-a-gateway-lodi-r1210318, accessed 17 April 2025.