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Vesuvius from Posillipo by Joseph Wright of Derby (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut) Vesuvius from Portici by Joseph Wright of Derby (Huntington Library, San Marino, California) Vesuvius in Eruption is the subject of a series of thirty paintings and at least one preliminary sketch by Joseph Wright of Derby , who travelled in ...
The subject is the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 that enveloped the city of Pompeii in volcanic ash, killing most of its inhabitants. As a scene from the ancient world it was an appropriate subject for a history painting, then regarded as the highest genre of painting, and the magnitude of the event also made it suitable for a large canvas that would allow Bryullov to showcase all his ...
Vesuvius from Posillipo by Moonlight was painted by Joseph Wright of Derby in 1774. It is an oil painting of Mount Vesuvius in the distance, from the coastal shores of Naples at night. Dark grey smoke spews from the glowing red crater of the volcano and fills up the top right of the canvas, in contrast to the pale glow of moonlight to the left.
Procession of Saint Januarius During an Eruption of Vesuvius (French: Procession de saint Janvier à Naples pendant une éruption du Vésuve) is an 1822 oil painting by the French artist Antoine Jean-Baptiste Thomas. [1] [2] It depicts a procession of Saint Januarius, the patron saint of Naples, against the backdrop of the volcano Mount ...
The frieze is painted in the Second Style of Pompeian painting, which is known for its addition of architectural details like pillars. It dates from about 40 to 30 B.C., making it over 100 years ...
The Eruption of Vesuvius is the name of several paintings by the Norwegian artist Johan Christian Dahl, executed from 1820 to 1826. He travelled to Italy in 1820, spending a short time in Rome before moving on to Naples, arriving in time for the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in December that year.
The Eruption Theatre will give guests a taste of the experience of being in Pompeii when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. ... Mount Adams were ever to erupt and cover Cincinnati and the Museum ...
A wall painting in the House of the Centenary features the earliest known representation of Vesuvius. The House of the Centenary (Italian Casa del Centenario, also known as the House of the Centenarian) was the house of a wealthy resident of Pompeii, preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
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