Eruption of Mount Vesuvius Pieces of Art

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The Eruption of Vesuvius

Sebastian Pether’s piece of work called The Eruption of Vesuvius (1835) combines the silver watery reflection of the moon with the hot red molten lava that is flowing down its mountainsides. Though during Pether’s generation he wasn’t the only one to paint the well-known Mount Vesuvius, Joseph Wright of Derby also painted 30 paintings of the volcano. This art piece is currently located at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The piece is oil media on panel that is framed with a beautifully designed border, where it is hanging on a wall in the one of the rooms, with a one-dimension view. The quality of the piece owes itself to the color and lighting, which captures your immediate attention and guides the viewer through the piece.

Using the colors silver and red really compliments each other well. It sort of, sets off an interesting mood that viewers can sense by looking at the piece. The silvery color is creating a calm and soothing feeling as viewers focus their eyes to the left of the piece, seeing the moon shinning and reflecting over the quiet, peacefu...

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