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oil paint (paint)242 × 116 Cm
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In this imposing composition, molten lava spews from the mouth of Mount Vesuvius in Italy and winds down the hillside towards the Bay of Naples. Energetic human figures observe the spectacle, their small scale emphasizing the volcano’s enormity.
Vesuvius erupted six times between 1707 and 1794 and thus became a touchstone of popular culture at the time. This same period saw the first systematic excavations of Pompeii, the ancient city that Vesuvius famously destroyed in 79 CE. The romance of Vesuvius simultaneously wondrous and terrifying, ancient and contemporary—made it a frequent subject in 18th-century European art and literature. Paintings like this had enormous appeal in tourist markets.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 242 × 116 Cm |
| Tags | Volcanoeswatertreessmokeskynaturefoliagefigurescloudsvolcanic eruptionspeoplenightnatural disasterslavadisasters |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California, "Eyewitness Views: Making History in Eighteenth-Century Europe, " from May 9-July 30, 2017; traveled to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota from September 10-December 31, 2017...
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California, "Eyewitness Views: Making History in Eighteenth-Century Europe," from May 9-July 30, 2017; traveled to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota from September 10-December 31, 2017, finally at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio from February 25-May 20, 2018, fig. 178.
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Peter Björn Kerber, Eyewitness Views: Making History in Eighteenth-Century Europe, exh. cat.
Peter Björn Kerber, Eyewitness Views: Making History in Eighteenth-Century Europe, exh. cat. (J. P. Getty Museum, 2017), p. 156, fig. 178, 158-159, 219, 242.
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Didier Aaron, "15: Pierre-Jacques Volaire," Catalogue,
Didier Aaron, "15: Pierre-Jacques Volaire," Catalogue, (Archieve D'Imprimer en Aout, 2006.
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Ingvar Berström, "Nagra Vesuvius-Bilder Fran 1700-Talet, Apropos ett Okänt Verk av Jacques Volaire," in Festskrift tillägnad Axel Boëthius, July 18, 1949
Ingvar Berström, "Nagra Vesuvius-Bilder Fran 1700-Talet, Apropos ett Okänt Verk av Jacques Volaire," in Festskrift tillägnad Axel Boëthius, July 18, 1949 (Gothenburg, 1949), pp. 15–29, fig. 1.
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Susan Wise in Susan Wise and Malcolm Warner, French and British Paintings from 1600 to 1800 in The Art Institute of Chicago
Susan Wise in Susan Wise and Malcolm Warner, French and British Paintings from 1600 to 1800 in The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, 1996), pp. 156–59 (ill.).
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Fifty Paintings, 1535–1825: To Celebrate Ten Years of Collaboration between the Matthiesen Gallery, London, and Stair Sainty Matthiesen, New York
Fifty Paintings, 1535–1825: To Celebrate Ten Years of Collaboration between the Matthiesen Gallery, London, and Stair Sainty Matthiesen, New York (London and New York, 1993), p. 170.
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Madeline Pinault in Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, La Révolution française et l’Europe, 1789–1799, exh. cat., 1989, p. 220, under no. 309.
Madeline Pinault in Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, La Révolution française et l’Europe, 1789–1799, exh. cat., 1989, p. 220, under no. 309.
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Detroit Institute of Arts and Art Institute of Chicago, "The Golden Age of Naples: Art and Civilization under the Bourbons, 1734–1805, " 11 August–1 November 1981, 16 January–8 March 1982, no. 76.
Detroit Institute of Arts and Art Institute of Chicago, "The Golden Age of Naples: Art and Civilization under the Bourbons, 1734–1805," 11 August–1 November 1981, 16 January–8 March 1982, no. 76.
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London art market [according to 1981 letter from Ingvar Bergström in curatorial file]....
London art market [according to 1981 letter from Ingvar Bergström in curatorial file]. Gunnar Trägårdh, Gothenburg, Sweden [according to Bergström letter cited above]. Sold by Trägårdh to Dr. Sven Langert, Gothenburg, Sweden, in the 1930s
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Marina Causa Picone, "Volaire," Antologia di belle arti 2, no. 5
Marina Causa Picone, "Volaire," Antologia di belle arti 2, no. 5 (1978), p. 38.
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sold by Colnaghi to Richard L....
sold by Colnaghi to Richard L. Feigen and Co., New York, 1978 [letter from Elaine Banks, Feigen, 6 October 1983, in curatorial file]
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sold to the Art Institute, 1978.
sold to the Art Institute, 1978.
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Benedict Nicolson, "Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions: General," Burlington Magazine 118
Benedict Nicolson, "Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions: General," Burlington Magazine 118 (1976), p. 40, fig. 39.
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Jacques Foucart in Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, De David à Delacroix: La Peinture française de 1774 à 1830, exh. cat., 1974, p. 668, under no. 203.
Jacques Foucart in Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, De David à Delacroix: La Peinture française de 1774 à 1830, exh. cat., 1974, p. 668, under no. 203.
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sold by his wife, Majken Langert, Christie’s, London, 26 November 1971, no....
sold by his wife, Majken Langert, Christie’s, London, 26 November 1971, no. 85, to Ray Perman acting on behalf of Cyril Humphris and Herner Wengraf, London [according to Bergström letter cited above]. Sold Sotheby’s, London, 19 April 1978, no. 156 (ill.), to P. and D. Colnaghi and Co., London [letter from Magdalen Elwes, Colnaghi, 7 September 1983, in curatorial file]
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