On the Appenines between Genoa and Milan with a tower and a rainbow
Throughout his career as a painter, Edward Cooke travelled extensively in Europe, visiting France, Holland, Italy, Spain, North Africa and Scandinavia. Paintings and drawings resulted from all his travels, but it is evident that the places that provided the strongest fascination for him besides the southern coastline of England were the beaches and estuaries of Holland and the topography of Venice and Italy.
This pencil drawing was made during his first Mediterranean tour of 1845–46, when he travelled through the south of France, to Florence, Rome, Salerno and Capri. It is a topographical sketch showing a large, partly ruined tower and half-obscured mountain village beyond. Above is a section of the arc of a rainbow, indicating Cooke’s interest in capturing fleeting effects of weather and light.
This pencil drawing was made during his first Mediterranean tour of 1845–46, when he travelled through the south of France, to Florence, Rome, Salerno and Capri. It is a topographical sketch showing a large, partly ruined tower and half-obscured mountain village beyond. Above is a section of the arc of a rainbow, indicating Cooke’s interest in capturing fleeting effects of weather and light.
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Object Details
ID: | PAE5812 |
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Type: | Drawing |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Cooke, Edward William |
Places: | Unlinked place |
Date made: | 1845-1846; 1845-46 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | 71 x 109 mm |
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