Artist: Joseph Wright Of Derby
Date: 1776
Size: 76 x 12 cm
Museum: Tate Britain (London, United Kingdom)
Technique: Oil On Canvas
Wright emphasises the drama of the erupting Vesuvius through contrasts: between the tranquillity of the sea and the violence of the volcano, the cool light reflected from the moon and clouds with the hellish spewing of fire and lava. In comparison to the volatile power of the volcano, the tiny foreground figures stress man
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