
même sujet
L'éruption du mont Vésuve en 79
Sujet
'Destruction of Pompeii', 1833, (1939). Creator: Karl Briullov.
Légende
'Destruction of Pompeii', 1833, (1939). 'The Last Day of Pompeii', depiction of people fleeing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy in 79 AD. 'The picture is based upon the Younger Pliny's story of the destruction of Pompeii. On the left side of the picture the painter himself is portrayed; he holds on his head a box of brushes and paints. Karl Bryullov (1799-1852) lived and worked in Rome for some years and is regarded as a key figure in the transition from Russian neoclassicism to romanticism. Painting in the collection of The State Russian Museum, St Petersburg, Russia. From "The Russian State Museum". [State Art Publishers, Moscow and Leningrad, 1939]
Date
1833
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19D51_423
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
56,3Mo (3,8Mo) / 45,8cm x 30,8cm / 5408 x 3639 (300dpi)