The Eruption of Vesuvius by Pierre-Jacques Volaire, c… by Pierre-Jacques Volaire

Night painting of a volcano erupting with lava flows, a smoke plume, small figures on rocks, and a moonlit bay.

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The Eruption of Vesuvius by Pierre-Jacques Volaire, c. 1776, oil on canvas, Pierre-Jacques Volaire (1776), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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This painting shows a nighttime eruption of Vesuvius, with glowing lava streaming down the slopes and a billowing orange and grey plume rising into the sky. Small figures stand on rocky outcrops in the foreground, while a pale moon lights a distant bay and coastal town. Pierre-Jacques Volaire painted this oil on canvas around 1776.

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1776

Medium

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Wikimedia Commons

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Public domain