Comments on: Feel Art Again: “Last Day of Pompeii”

By: Andréa

Andréa — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:24:17 +0000

FigN: We post links to larger versions of the artwork when possible. Sometimes, though, I can’t obtain a copy larger than the one we post. I’ll do my best, though!

Katie: The eruption of Vesuvius that buried Pompeii and Herculaneum occurred in 79AD; however, that is not the only time the volcano has erupted. Vesuvius has had at least 29 major eruptions between 79AD and 1944. While the 1828 eruption isn’t considered a major one by most sources, it did occur. Alexander von Humboldt, in his 1858 book “Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe,” mentions the “recent” 1822, 1828, 1832, 1845, and 1847 eruptions.

By: FigN

FigN — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:44:17 +0000

I really love this series and is one of the main reasons I come back to MF.
One question though, is it possible to see a greater resolution of the art works that are described? It was nice to see the greater detail in the SinterKlaas painting the other day.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:34:12 +0000

I am pretty sure Vesuvius erupted in 79AD, not 1828.

By: Therese

Therese — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:43:05 +0000

I love it when the art info overlaps with other other stuff in which I’m interested… Bulwer-Lytton and Sir Walter Scott, for example. As for the painting, the history behind it is fascinating, but I’d never want it hanging on my living room wall!

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:36:35 +0000

I’ve always loved this painting. It’s like a Bruckheimer film meets sfumato.

By: KJ

KJ — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:44:18 +0000

3. Was that the novel that began “It was a dark and stormy night”?