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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1819-29 Italy and after > Second Italian Tour 1828-9 > Rome to Rimini Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner The Apennine Mountains near ?Foligno 1829

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘The Apennine Mountains near ?Foligno’ 1829
Folio 11 Verso:
The Apennine Mountains near ?Foligno 1829
D14852
Turner Bequest CLXXVIII 11a
Pencil on white laid paper, 132 x 97 mm
Inscribed in pencil by Turner ‘[?Col]’ and ‘[?Foligno]’ towards top right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
With the sketchbook turned vertically, Turner used the upper section of the page to depict the mountainous topography of the Apennines in Umbria, with buildings spreading across the slopes. A precise location is difficult to pinpoint, although Turner’s top-right inscription may refer to ‘Foligno’, a town in Perugia, whereas the ‘Col’ to the left possibly refers to Colle San Lorenzo, a neighbouring village and mountain peak. The meaning of the row of dots to the left is unclear.

Hannah Kaspar
November 2024

How to cite

Hannah Kaspar, ‘The Apennine Mountains near ?Foligno 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/the-apennine-mountains-near-foligno-r1210226, accessed 17 April 2025.