1830, J.M.W. Turner, View of Orvieto, Painted in Rome -- Tate Britain (London)
From the museum label: In October 1828 Turner arrived in Rome, Italy, for a three-month stay. He had passed through Orvieto, to the north of Rome, on his way. According to a letter he wrote to sculptor Sir Francis Chantrey, he had completed this painting within a month of arriving to stop the 'gabbling' of studio visitors who complained he had no paintings to show them. It was first shown at the exhibition Turner held in his lodgings in Rome, and then exhibited in London two years later. One critic said its 'gaudiness' was the only reason people stopped to look at it.
1830, J.M.W. Turner, View of Orvieto, Painted in Rome -- Tate Britain (London)
From the museum label: In October 1828 Turner arrived in Rome, Italy, for a three-month stay. He had passed through Orvieto, to the north of Rome, on his way. According to a letter he wrote to sculptor Sir Francis Chantrey, he had completed this painting within a month of arriving to stop the 'gabbling' of studio visitors who complained he had no paintings to show them. It was first shown at the exhibition Turner held in his lodgings in Rome, and then exhibited in London two years later. One critic said its 'gaudiness' was the only reason people stopped to look at it.