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Night painting of a volcano erupting with fire and lava under dark smoke, with figures on a shore, a sailboat on water, and a moon.

Mount Vesuvius in eruption at night, with smoke, fire, and lava, over the Bay of Naples. Gouache, 1794.

A gouache painting shows a night eruption, with a glowing column of lava and fire rising from a volcano beneath a dark smoke cloud. Three small figures stand on the left shore while a sailboat drifts on reflective water under a pale moon. The inscription reads Principio dell'eruzione del 1794.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1794
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2465 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1794.
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: Vesubio en erupción de noche, Bahía de Nápoles, 1794

Una pintura en gouache muestra una erupción nocturna, con una columna de lava y fuego incandescente que se eleva desde un volcán bajo una densa nube de humo. Tres pequeñas figuras están en la orilla izquierda, mientras un velero navega sobre el agua reflejante bajo una luna pálida. La inscripción dice Principio dell'eruzione del 1794.

Português: Vesúvio em erupção à noite, Baía de Nápoles, 1794

Uma pintura em guache mostra uma erupção noturna, com uma coluna de lava e fogo incandescente subindo de um vulcão sob uma densa nuvem de fumaça. Três pequenas figuras estão na margem esquerda, enquanto um veleiro desliza sobre a água refletora sob uma lua pálida. A inscrição diz Principio dell'eruzione del 1794.

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