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6 x 8-1/2 in. (image) 12-1/2 x 17-1/8 in. (sheet)
Accession NumberBequest of Kurt F. Pantzer
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Color PaletteThe presence of Italian subjects, such as Catania, Sicily, in the Little Liber suggest that the series was begun after Turner's return from Italy in 1820. This trip coincided with the abandonment of the Liber Studiorum.
The eruption of Mount Etna added further drama to this apocalyptic view of the Sicilian seaport of Catania.
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