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Night painting of Mount Vesuvius erupting with red fire and lava, dark smoke above, a moon, and a sailboat on the bay with two figures on the shore.

Mount Vesuvius in eruption at night, with smoke, fire and lava, over the Bay of Naples. Gouache, 1810.

A gouache painting shows Mount Vesuvius erupting at night, with a glowing red column of fire, lava flows and dark smoke rising above the summit. Two small cloaked figures stand on the shore at left, while a sailing boat with a white sail glides across the reflective bay under a pale moon.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1810
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2578 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1810.
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: Monte Vesubio en erupción de noche, Bahía de Nápoles, 1810

Una pintura en gouache muestra el monte Vesubio en erupción durante la noche, con una columna roja brillante de fuego, coladas de lava y humo oscuro que se eleva sobre la cumbre. A la izquierda, dos pequeñas figuras con capas están en la orilla, y un velero de vela blanca cruza la bahía reflectante bajo una luna pálida.

Português: Monte Vesúvio em erupção à noite, Baía de Nápoles, 1810

Uma pintura em guache mostra o Monte Vesúvio em erupção durante a noite, com uma coluna vermelha brilhante de fogo, fluxos de lava e fumaça escura subindo acima do cume. À esquerda, duas pequenas figuras de capa estão na margem, e um barco à vela branca desliza pela baía refletora sob uma lua pálida.

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