JMW Turner’s ‘great love letter’ to Rome makes brief return to city before UK auction

One day4 outlets reported this in 4 reports over 1 day

All 4 reports on Tue, 29 September 2026

What it is about

Turner Sotheby Roma Londra JMW Turner Rome Hong Kong New York Palazzo Rondinini Mount Aventine London

Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report

The Guardian World

BBC News World

France Info (France)

29 Sept, 13:49over 2 hours29 Sept, 16:08

1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 4 original reports

Tue, 29 September 2026
4 reports
- ANSA (Italy)11:06
  A Roma un Turner da 50 milioni di sterline
  Il dipinto da record sarà battuto all'asta da Sotheby's il 9 dicembre a Londra
- The Guardian World13:49first to report
  JMW Turner’s ‘great love letter’ to Rome makes brief return to city before UK auction
  Rome, From Mount Aventine will also visit Hong Kong and New York before it is expected to sell for record price A JMW Turner painting of Rome that has been described as his “great love letter” to the city and has fleetingly returned there after almost 200 years is expected to set a new record when it goes up for sale in December. One of the few works by Turner that remains in private ownership, Rome, From Mount Aventine will be on display at Palazzo Rondinini in central Rome from Tuesday to...
- BBC News World14:10
  Close-up look at Turner's '£50m' Rome painting on show in the city
  Turner’s early 19th century painting - Rome, from Mount Aventine - will be on display in the Italian capital for the first time ahead of an auction in London in December.
- France Info (France)16:08
  Un tableau de Turner dans un état de conservation "exceptionnel" présenté à Rome avant sa vente
  "Rome, vue de l'Aventin", exposé pour la première fois en 1836, n'a été vendu que deux fois depuis et porte encore les empreintes digitales de l'artiste, ainsi que des poils de son pinceau.