New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome

Pierre-Jacques Volaire

11 works

Featured

Painting of a Mediterranean harbor at sunset with a sailing ship, rowboats, a stone tower, a classical arch, and figures on t

Mediterranean Harbor Scene

about 1763

Painting of a seaside building with a pink flag, fishermen on rocks, a rowboat and a sailing ship on calm water.

View of Gaiola

about 1770-1790

Painting of a stormy sea where a wrecked ship lies near a cliff, with figures on a rope and survivors climbing rocks.

Shipwreck

Painting of elegant figures boarding a boat at a ruined stone quay, with a sailing ship and cliff castle in the distance.

Company Embarking on a Launch

Painting of a ship wrecked in a storm, with survivors on rocks and a rescue boat amid crashing waves below a dark sky.

Castaways on the sea

1763

Two men tend a campfire at night beneath a tripod pot, with a figure holding a net on a wooden fence behind them.

Men near a Fire in the Mountains

Night painting of Mount Vesuvius erupting, with orange lava flowing toward small figures and a moonlit bay beyond.

The Eruption of Vesuvius

1771

Painting of two ships fighting on rough green sea, crew grappling hand to hand, with a rocky coast behind.

Sea Sattle: Grappling with a Ship

Night painting of an erupting volcano with lava flows, smoke, and small onlookers on rocks, with a moon over a distant city.

Der Ausbruch des Vesuvs am 14. Mai 1771

1771

Chalk drawing on grey paper of three figures, a central woman in a shawl, a child at left, and a figure holding a basket at r

Three Figures

18th century

Red chalk drawing of a busy harbor with figures, barrels, moored boats, a dog, and a rocky cliff with arched buildings.

A Port Scene

1800

Browse 11 works by Pierre-Jacques Volaire from 9 museums, free to download in HD.