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 > Florence to Orvieto Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner View of Poggibonsi 1828

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘View of Poggibonsi’ 1828
Folio 8 Verso:
View of Poggibonsi 1828
D21603
Turner Bequest CCXXXIV 8a
Pencil on paper, 104 x 148 mm
Inscribed in pencil by Turner ‘Poggibonsi’ towards bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
As identified by Turner’s lower inscription, the subject of this loosely rendered sketch is ‘Poggibonsi’, a Tuscan town the artist encountered as he journeyed south towards Siena. For further views, see folios 6 verso, 7 recto and verso, 8 recto and 9 verso (D21599–D21602, D21605). With the sketchbook turned horizontally, Turner depicted the town in its surrounding landscape. Dominating the vista at the centre is the belltower of the Church of Santa Maria Assunta. A minor landscape study appears in the top-left corner, while the bottom-left corner is sectioned off with a rough view of buildings and trees.

Hannah Kaspar
November 2024

How to cite

Hannah Kaspar, ‘View of Poggibonsi 1828’, 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/view-of-poggibonsi-r1210144, accessed 15 April 2025.