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