Turner's Rome painting returns to city before December auction

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Sept, 22:37 · Archive

JMW Turner's 1835 painting of Rome will be displayed in the city before going to auction in December.

JMW Turner's 1835 painting Rome, From Mount Aventine is on display in Rome for the first time in almost 200 years at Palazzo Rondinini. The work, described as Turner's 'great love letter' to the city, will also visit Hong Kong and New York before an auction in London in December, where it is expected to set a record price.

How it is being reported

• Close-up look at Turner's '£50m' Rome painting on show in the cityBBC News · 29 Sept, 15:10
• JMW Turner’s ‘great love letter’ to Rome makes brief return to city before UK auctionGuardian World · 29 Sept, 14:49

In this story: JMW Turner · Rome · Palazzo Rondinini · Hong Kong · New York · London

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