Vesuvius by Johan C. C. Dahl

Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (1788-1857) is considered as the first Norwegian Romantic painter.

Consideram Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (1788-1857) como o primeiro pintor romântico Norueguês.

Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (1788-1857)-'Quisisan and the bay of Naples'-oil on canvas-1825

Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (1788-1857)-'Vesuv as seen from the beach of Castellammare'-oil on canvas-1821

Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (1788-1857)-'Vesuv as seen from the beach of Castellammare' -oil on canvas-1820

Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (1788-1857)-'Vesuvius erupting (outbreak of the Vesuvius)'-oil on canvas   Frankfurt am Main-Städelsches Kunstinstitute

Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (1788-1857)-'bay of Naples seen from a cave'-oil on canvas   Copenhagen-Thorvaldsen Museum

Eruptions of Vesuvius

Vesuvius has been one of the most active volcanoes since the account of Pliny The Elder in 79 AD. Some of its eruptions have also been deadly and spectacular.

O Vesúvio tem sido dos vulcões mais ativos desde o relato de Plínio, o velho, em 79 AD. Algumas das suas erupções foram igualmente mortíferas e espetaculares.

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851)-'Vesuvius in eruption'-watercolor-1847   New Haven (Conn.)-Yale Center for British Art

Pierre-Jacques Volaire (ca 1727-1802)-'eruption of mount Vesuvius'-oil on canvas   Richmond-Virginia Museum of Fine Art

Alessandro D'Anna (1743-1810)-'Eruptions of Vesuvius (June 1794)'-engraving    in Paolo Gasparini, Silvana Musella; Un viaggio al Vesuvio: Il Vesuvio visto attraverso diari, lettere e resocconti di viaggiatori, Liquori Editore


Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797)-'Vesuvius from Portici'   Pasadena (Calif)-Huntington Library

George Julius Poulett Scrope (1797-1876)-'the eruption of Vesuvius as seen from Naples, October 1822'-lithograph (Vicent Brooks, Day & Son)   in G. J. P. Scrope; Historial drawings, Mason (1864)