Title: An Eruption of Vesuvius
Object type: Painting
Date: 1824
Artist:  Johan Christian Dahl 
Artist bio: Norwegian, Bergen 1788–1857 Dresden
Artist nationality: Norwegian
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 37 x 54 3/4 in. (94 x 139.1 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Gift of Christen Sveaas, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2019
Department: European Paintings
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Donkeys, term: Fire, term: Mountains, term: Volcanoes