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An Eruption of Vesuvius

Johan Christian Dahl · 1788–1857

Maximum print size

33.0 × 22.4 cm · 13.0 × 8.8 in

at 300 DPI from the 3,907 × 2,629 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 50.8 × 40.6 cm · 20.0 × 16.0 in
Mat opening: 33.0 × 22.4 cm · 13.0 × 8.8 in
Mat border, sides: 8.9 cm · 3.5 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 9.1 cm · 3.6 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1824
Medium: Oil on canvas
Type: Paintings
Size: 94.0 × 139.1 cm · 37.0 × 54.8 in
Orientation: landscape
Subjects: Donkeys, Fire, Mountains
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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