Art, literature & history
Eruption of the Volcano Vesuvius
1821
- Dating
- Exact year
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- [{"notes": "983 x 1375 mm", "part": "Netto", "type": "højde", "unit": "centimeter", "value": "98.3"}, {"notes": "983 x 1375 mm", "part": "Netto", "type": "bredde", "unit": "centimeter", "value": "137.5"}, {"notes": "1240 x 1626 x 103 mm", "part": "Brutto", "type": "højde", "unit": "centimeter", "value": "124"}, {"notes": "1240 x 1626 x 103 mm", "part": "Brutto", "type": "bredde", "unit": "centimeter", "value": "162.7"}, {"notes": "1240 x 1626 x 103 mm", "part": "Brutto", "type": "dybde", "unit": "centimeter", "value": "12.5"}]
- Collection no.
- KMS871
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- Public Domain Mark 1.0License details
Johan Christian Dahl. Eruption of the Volcano Vesuvius. Statens Museum for Kunst. Public Domain Mark 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)
About this artwork
Eruption of the Volcano Vesuvius — Johan Christian Dahl. 1821.
Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: .
Collection record: Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK), Copenhagen. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.