The Last Day of Pompeii (painting)

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The Last Day of Pompeii is a monumental 19th-century history painting by Karl Bryullov depicting the dramatic destruction of the ancient Roman city during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic painting
history painting
painting
basedOn eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD
collection Russian Museum
surface form: State Russian Museum
completionDate 1833
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
creator Karl Bryullov
depicts ancient Roman city of Pompeii
classical architecture
destruction of Pompeii
eruption of Mount Vesuvius
falling ash and lava
heroic self-sacrifice
people of different ages
depictsEvent eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD
depictsPlace Pompeii
depictsTime 79 AD
firstExhibitedIn Italy
genre history painting
hasArtisticStyle dramatic lighting
dynamic composition
large-scale multi-figure composition
hasWorkType monumental painting
height 456 cm
inception 1830
influencedBy Neoclassicism
Romantic drama
ancient Roman archaeology
locatedIn St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
locatedInCountry Russia
location Russian Museum
surface form: State Russian Museum
materialUsed oil paint
medium oil on canvas
movement Romanticism
notableFor international success of a Russian painter in Europe
notableWorkOf Karl Bryullov
orientation landscape
originalLanguage Russian
originalLanguageTitle The Last Day of Pompeii
surface form: Последний день Помпеи
significantIn Russian art history
subjectMatter human suffering
natural disaster
panic and flight
surface canvas
titleInItalian The Last Day of Pompeii
surface form: L’ultimo giorno di Pompei
width 651 cm

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