View of the river Po from the Church of the Madonna del Pillone near Turin, the Basilica of Superga in the background

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Jacob Philipp Hackert (Prenzlau 1737-1807 San Pietro di Careggio)
View of the river Po from the Church of the Madonna del Pillone near Turin, the Basilica of Superga in the background
signed 'Ph. Hackaert. f.' and signed, dated and inscribed 'Dalla Madonna del Pillone a Turin 1778, Ph. Hackert, f.'
pencil, grey wash
13½ x 17 7/8 in. (345 x 455 mm.)

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Lot Essay

The Church of the Madonna del Pillone is now situated within the city limits of Turin, on the corso Chieri. It was built in 1645 to record the miraculous appearance of an image of the Annunciation that took place there in 1587. The church was enlarged in 1779.

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