An Eruption that Left a Deep Impression

Result EUR319,200

Published on 27 January 2019, by Philippe Dufour

Auction on 26 January 2019 - 14:15 (CET) - 7, rue Saint-Didier - 58000 Nevers

The painter Pierre-Jacques Volaire visited Naples in 1767. There he saw an eruption of Vesuvius that left such a deep impression on him that he decided to move there in 1769. He had to wait two more years before witnessing the major eruption of 14 May 1771, which inspired a series of views of the Campanian volcano much...

Pierre-Jacques Volaire aka Le Chevalier Volaire (1729-1802), "L’Éruption du Vésuve... An Eruption that Left a Deep Impression

Pierre-Jacques Volaire aka Le Chevalier Volaire (1729-1802), "L’Éruption du Vésuve depuis l’Atrio del Cavallo", oil on canvas, signed on the bottom right «Le Che. Volaire F.», 84 x 167.5 cm.

Result: €319,200

The painter Pierre-Jacques Volaire visited Naples in 1767. There he saw an eruption of Vesuvius that left such a deep impression on him that he decided…

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