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Painting of a night eruption of Vesuvius with glowing lava flows, red smoke clouds and small figures on dark rocks.

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Versuv-Ausbruch, Michael Wutky (1796), Kunstmuseum Basel. Via artnap.com

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A night view of a volcano erupting, with glowing lava streams spilling down its slopes and across dark rocky ground toward the foreground. Billowing red and orange clouds fill the sky above the crater, and a few small figures are visible at the lower left among the rocks. This painting, titled Versuv-Ausbruch, was made by Michael Wutky in 1796 and is held by the Kunstmuseum Basel.

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