FDA-D.461-2010
Parts
Object number
FDA-D.461-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
Capri
Pilkington
Pilkington
Title Type
assigned by artist
collection
collection
Comments
John Ruskin was a young man when he painted this small wash view of the island of Capri on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, during a long continental tour aimed at improving his health.
Ruskin's writings had a profound influence on the young Pre-Raphaelite artists. Inspired by his five-volume work Modern Painters (published 1843–60), they rejected the work of Raphael, the later Renaissance and the artistic conventions of their time. During the 1850s Ruskin established himself as a contemporary art critic and showed particular support for the Pre-Raphaelite painters.
Ruskin's writings had a profound influence on the young Pre-Raphaelite artists. Inspired by his five-volume work Modern Painters (published 1843–60), they rejected the work of Raphael, the later Renaissance and the artistic conventions of their time. During the 1850s Ruskin established himself as a contemporary art critic and showed particular support for the Pre-Raphaelite painters.
Other number
Pi 263
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 121mm
width (actual size): 214mm
width (actual size): 214mm
Inscription
Inscribed and dated 'Capri 1841' (lower left)
Material
pencil
watercolour
paper
watercolour
paper
Materials & techniques note
pencil, blue and grey wash
Production
Person
Ruskin, John, 1819 - 1900 (Artist)
Date
1841
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of Alan Pilkington; by whom bequeathed to Eton College in 1973
Exhibited: 'Watercolours from the Eton College Collections', Verey Gallery, Eton College, 24 November 2018 to 24 February 2019
Exhibited: 'Watercolours from the Eton College Collections', Verey Gallery, Eton College, 24 November 2018 to 24 February 2019
