The Eruption of Vesuvius, Italian School, 1857
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The Eruption of Vesuvius, 1857
Italian School
19th Century
gouache on paper, laid down on cardboard
29.5 x 54.5 cm (approx. 11 1/2" x 21 !/2")
From https://artsandculture.google.com/story/vesuvius-in-art-museo-e-real-bosco-di-capodimonte/EwWx5LHYaVHdLA?hl=en:
"Vesuvius has a symbolic significance that forges a unique local identity. It is part of Naples' direct environment and allows historians to build the volcano's myth. Vesuvius always made Naples' landscapes attractive and distinguishable for those within and outside the Kingdom. ... Vesuvius has the power to evoke a bygone era, rooted in romantic melancholia. It can also be considered a subject for painting in its own right, where artists observe the atmospheric variations of light at different times during the day. ... , similar to the French painter Paul Cézanne's studies of Mount Sainte-Victoire at the end of the 19th century. ..."
From Wikipedia:
“Mount Vesuvius …is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes which form the Campanian volcanic arc. ... Vesuvius was formed as a result of the collision of two tectonic plates, the African and the Eurasian.
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae, as well as several other settlements. ... Vesuvius has erupted many times since and is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years.
... Vesuvius has a long historic and literary tradition. It was considered a divinity of the Genius type at the time of the eruption of AD 79: it appears under the inscribed name Vesuvius as a serpent in the decorative frescos of many lararia, or household shrines, surviving from Pompeii. An inscription from Capua[9] to IOVI VESVVIO indicates that he was worshipped as a power of Jupiter; that is, Jupiter Vesuvius.[10] ... Vesuvius was a name of the volcano in frequent use by the authors of the late Roman Republic and the early Roman Empire.
... Vesuvius is a ‘humpbacked’ peak, consisting of a large cone (Gran Cono) partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera caused by the collapse of an earlier (and originally much higher) structure called Mount Somma.[18] ... The slopes of the volcano are scarred by lava flows, while the rest are heavily vegetated, with scrub and forests at higher altitudes and vineyards lower down. ...
The area around Vesuvius was officially declared a national park on 5 June 1995.[80] The summit of Vesuvius is open to visitors, and there is a small network of paths around the volcano that are maintained by the park authorities on weekends. ... "
Italian School
19th Century
gouache on paper, laid down on cardboard
29.5 x 54.5 cm (approx. 11 1/2" x 21 !/2")
From https://artsandculture.google.com/story/vesuvius-in-art-museo-e-real-bosco-di-capodimonte/EwWx5LHYaVHdLA?hl=en:
"Vesuvius has a symbolic significance that forges a unique local identity. It is part of Naples' direct environment and allows historians to build the volcano's myth. Vesuvius always made Naples' landscapes attractive and distinguishable for those within and outside the Kingdom. ... Vesuvius has the power to evoke a bygone era, rooted in romantic melancholia. It can also be considered a subject for painting in its own right, where artists observe the atmospheric variations of light at different times during the day. ... , similar to the French painter Paul Cézanne's studies of Mount Sainte-Victoire at the end of the 19th century. ..."
From Wikipedia:
“Mount Vesuvius …is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes which form the Campanian volcanic arc. ... Vesuvius was formed as a result of the collision of two tectonic plates, the African and the Eurasian.
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae, as well as several other settlements. ... Vesuvius has erupted many times since and is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years.
... Vesuvius has a long historic and literary tradition. It was considered a divinity of the Genius type at the time of the eruption of AD 79: it appears under the inscribed name Vesuvius as a serpent in the decorative frescos of many lararia, or household shrines, surviving from Pompeii. An inscription from Capua[9] to IOVI VESVVIO indicates that he was worshipped as a power of Jupiter; that is, Jupiter Vesuvius.[10] ... Vesuvius was a name of the volcano in frequent use by the authors of the late Roman Republic and the early Roman Empire.
... Vesuvius is a ‘humpbacked’ peak, consisting of a large cone (Gran Cono) partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera caused by the collapse of an earlier (and originally much higher) structure called Mount Somma.[18] ... The slopes of the volcano are scarred by lava flows, while the rest are heavily vegetated, with scrub and forests at higher altitudes and vineyards lower down. ...
The area around Vesuvius was officially declared a national park on 5 June 1995.[80] The summit of Vesuvius is open to visitors, and there is a small network of paths around the volcano that are maintained by the park authorities on weekends. ... "
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