Joseph Mallord William Turner
, English, 1775-1851
Title
San Pietro di Castello at Sunrise (formerly identified as San Giorgio Maggiore)Datec.1840
MediumWatercolour and graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
22.5 x 29 cm
Credit LineBequeathed, Henry Vaughan, 1900
Object numberNGI.2417
DescriptionThe vague motif of San Giorgio Maggiore is here set ablaze by the rising sun. Solid form is dissolved by intense light, which unifies sea and sky, building and evanescent reflection. Turner applied broad, fluid washes of orange and yellow over a faint under-drawing, which is reminiscent of notations on his 1840s sketches of the island.Exhibition HistoryCentenary Exhibition, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, October - December 1964
Turner in January | Ireland's Vaughan Bequest, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, 01 January 2025 - 31 January 2025