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Il lago di Zug

1843
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 690
Questo disegno, commissionato nel 1843 da Hugh Munro di Novar (1797-1864 ) è basato su schizzi eseguiti da Turner durante un prolungato soggiorno nelle Alpi svizzere; in seguito fu posseduto dal critico John Ruskin (1819-1900) grande estimatore dell’artista. In primo piano figure di donne simili a ninfe si bagnano, mentre il sole sorge sopra le montagne alle spalle della cittadina di Zug che appare in lontananza in riva al lago. L’ottima resa della luce e dell’atmosfera, ottenuta tramite applicazioni successive di strati sottili di colore diluito e non diluito, seguiti da accenni di raschiatura, è tipica della migliore produzione di Turner e gli ha consentito di infondere nel paesaggio un’aura mitica.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Il lago di Zug
  • Artista: Joseph Mallord William Turner, Inglese, 1775-1851
  • Materiale e tecnica: Acquarello su grafite
  • Dimensioni: 29,8 x 46,6 cm
  • Crediti: Marquand Fund, 1959
  • Numero d'inventario: 59.12
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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