Mount Vesuvius at Midnight
1868
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 42.6 × 60.7 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-109308
For centuries, artists and tourists have been attracted to Mount Vesuvius, a volcano near Naples. While living in London in 1868, Albert Bierstadt heard that the volcano was active once again, and rushed immediately to Italy. It is not certain that he actually saw an eruption, although the resultant painting presents a convincing image of spewing lava and ash.
Provenance
Livingstone Mather, Philip Richard Mather, Katherine Hoyt (Mather) Cross, Katherine Mather McLean and Constance Mather Bishop, 1949.541
Registry history
- 1868 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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