Original Gouache Paintings
Large Vesuvius on Board
Daytime view of Mt. Vesuvius emitting smoke over the bay with sailboats and rowboats, titled Vesuvio in bottom margin. |
Large Vesuvius on Paper
Nighttime view of Mt. Vesuvius erupting over the bay with sailboats and a steamship, with a lighthouse in left foreground. |
Small Vesuvius
Nighttime view of Mt. Vesuvius erupting over the bay full of sailboats, with three people in foreground. |
Pictures of Mt. Vesuvius 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.
Condition for all: Generally very good with the usual light wear, toning, soiling, abrasions, soft creases. Some chips and short tears to outer margins, now restored and/or easily matted out.
References:
History and Geology of Mt. Vesuvius: "Vesuvius, Italy." February 1996. http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/img_vesuvius.html (14 June 2002).
Vesuvius as Grand Tour Destination: "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).