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 A Hilltop Town; the Apennine Mountains; Distant View of ?Foligno, Perugia 1829

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Hilltop Town; the Apennine Mountains; Distant View of ?Foligno, Perugia’ 1829
Folio 11 Recto:
A Hilltop Town; the Apennine Mountains; Distant View of ?Foligno, Perugia 1829
D14851
Turner Bequest CLXXVIII 11
Pencil on white laid paper, 132 x 97 mm
Inscribed in pencil by Turner ‘or[...]’ towards centre left, and ‘F[?oligno]’ towards centre right
Inscribed in red ink ‘11’ top right, ascending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CLXXVIII – 11’ top right, ascending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Turner oriented the sketchbook vertically to produce these three slight studies, which likely depict Umbrian landscapes. The upper view features a hilltop town with a tower towards the right. Below is a detail of a spire, with an illegible inscription to the right. The study beneath traces the peaks of the Apennines, with buildings perched on the summit to the left. The two words beneath are largely illegible, although one may refer to Foligno in the province of Perugia. The lower view possibly depicts Foligno nestled in a valley, with the dome of the Cathedral of San Feliciano to the right.

Hannah Kaspar
November 2024

How to cite

Hannah Kaspar, ‘A Hilltop Town; the Apennine Mountains; Distant View of ?Foligno, Perugia 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/a-hilltop-town-the-apennine-mountains-distant-view-of-foligno-perugia-r1210225, accessed 15 April 2025.