SUVIACO FROM SCHOLASTICA.

Photos: Jonathan Russell.

  • Title(s): Suviaco from Scholastica (Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 1932 – Exhibited Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition, no. 607 (catalogue); Image in Royal Academy Illustrated, 1932., 1932; Royal Academy Illustrated, 1932); Italian Landscape (Manchester Art Gallery; artuk.org); Subiaco from Scholastica (The Observer, 1 May 1932)..
  • Description: a landscape with high mountains in the background.
  • Media: oil on canvas (Manchester Art Gallery).
  • Dimensions: canvas 84.3 x 119.1 cm; frame 104.6 x 139.8 x 11.4 cm (Manchester Art Gallery).
  • Signature/date/other text: signed “Annie L S..ynn..t..” bottom right (photos).
  • History:
    • 1932 – Exhibited Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition, no. 607 (catalogue); Image in Royal Academy Illustrated, 1932.
    • 1939 – Bequeathed to Manchester Art Gallery by Dr. Jane Walker, CH, LLD (artuk.org).
    • 2018-2019 – Exhibited Manchester Art Gallery – Painting Light and Hope, 23 Feb 2018 to 6 Jan 2019.
  • Location: Manchester Art Gallery.
Image: Google Earth.

The view is of the town of Suviaco, thirty miles east of Rome, as seen from the Abbey of Saint Scholastica, one mile to the east. The ‘lake’ in the centre of the picture is the valley floor to the west of the city, perhaps mist-covered or in shadow.

The painting was donated to Manchester Art Gallery by Dr. Jane Harriett Walker, CH, LLD, LRCP, LRCSE, MD, 1859-1938, a tuberculosis treatment pioneer who eventually served on many research, medical and government advisory committees. Jane was also an active suffrage campaigner from the early days of the movement and a close friend of Millicent Garrett Fawcett.

Thanks to Grant Waters for the Royal Academy Illustrated image, 1932, giving the original title.

Page last updated 8 May 2025.