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Night painting of Mount Vesuvius erupting with red fire and smoke over calm water, a sailboat in the foreground and two figures on the shore.

Mount Vesuvius in eruption at night, showing the Bay of Naples in the foreground with a sailing boat, and spectators on the opposite shore. Painting in gouache, 1829.

A gouache painting of Mount Vesuvius erupting under a dark, cloud-filled night sky, with glowing red and orange fire rising from the crater. In the foreground, a small sailing boat rides the water beside a shore where two figures stand, lit by the distant glow.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1829
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2813 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1829.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Erupción del Vesubio de noche, Bahía de Nápoles, 1829

Una pintura en gouache del monte Vesubio en erupción bajo un cielo nocturno oscuro y lleno de nubes, con fuego rojo y anaranjado que se eleva desde el cráter. En primer plano, un pequeño velero flota junto a una orilla donde dos figuras permanecen de pie, iluminadas por el resplandor lejano.

Português: Erupção do Vesúvio à noite, Baía de Nápoles, 1829

Uma pintura em guache do monte Vesúvio em erupção sob um céu noturno escuro e coberto de nuvens, com fogo vermelho e alaranjado subindo da cratera. Em primeiro plano, um pequeno barco a vela flutua ao lado de uma margem onde duas figuras estão de pé, iluminadas pelo brilho distante.

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