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Large Vesuvius on Board
17 x 24.25 inches
Gouache on stiff cardboard, in antique frame
Daytime view of Mt. Vesuvius emitting smoke over the bay with sailboats and rowboats, titled Vesuvio in bottom margin.
Large Vesuvius on Paper
18.25 x 25.75 inches
Gouache on paper
Nighttime view of Mt. Vesuvius erupting over the bay with sailboats and a steamship, with a lighthouse in left foreground.
Small Vesuvius
11 x 16 inches
Gouache on paper
Nighttime view of Mt. Vesuvius erupting over the bay full of sailboats, with three people in foreground.
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Pictures of Mt. Vesuvius in a folk art style. Paintings of the volcano were popular among tourists, produced by local Bay of Naples artists from the 18th century to the present. There were periods of volcanic activity, including eruptions, throughout the 19th century and into the 20th century, culminating in the major eruption of 1944.
References:
"Italy on the Grand Tour: Visit Naples, Sicily and the South." J. Paul Getty Trust. 2001. http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/grand_tour/t5_naples.html (14 June 2002).