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

As identified by Cecilia Powell, the subject of this page is the Ponte di Tiberio, which crosses the Marecchia port canal in Rimini.1 This ancient five-arched Roman bridge was built between 14 and 21 AD under the Emperors Augustus and Tiberius.2 Turner’s cursory depiction outlines just two of the arches, detailing the aedicula between them, a niche with a pediment. The surrounding buildings are loosely defined.