Moody Landscapes
The Neapolitan Coast with Vesuvius in Eruption
Johan Christian Dahl
A dramatic and moody 19th-century oil study capturing the raw power of Mount Vesuvius erupting over the Bay of Naples.
Early 19th Century
Romantic atmosphere, neoclassical structure, and early landscape painting with feeling.
Works from the early 1800s balance romantic feeling, classical structure, and a growing sense of atmosphere.