Paintings of Capri: 1828-1879

Paintings of Capri: 1828-1879

This weekend we’re escaping from the chills of February to travel to Capri, off the coast of southern Italy. From the north coast of this island you can look across the Bay of Naples towards the crowded city to the north. It’s a small island, with two little towns: Capri in the east, spilling down to harbours on the north and south coasts, and Anacapri, nestling in the hills to the west. Karl Julius Beloch (1854–1929), Map of Capri (1890), from …