An Eruption of Vesuvius
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
37 x 54 3/4 in. (94 x 139.1 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Christen Sveaas, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2019
Accession Number
2019.167.1
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
DonkeysFireMountainsVolcanoes
About the Artist
Johan Christian Dahl · 1788–1857
**Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (1788–1857)** was a Norwegian painter widely regarded as the founder of the “golden age” of Norwegian painting and the father of Norwegian landscape art. Born in Bergen on 24 February 1788 to a modest fishing family, Dahl received his earliest training in his hometown. From 1803 to 1809 he studied with the local painter Johan Georg Müller, whose workshop produced th...