# The Summit of Vesuvius Erupting

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## Artwork

- Artist: [WUTKY, Michael](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wutky-michael-r776b7147b204f7>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 95 x 146 cm

## Commentary

Wutky&#39;s interest in volcanological phenomena around Naples was closely related to Sir William Hamilton. He was a highly educated dilettante in the field of natural sciences and Wutky&#39;s friend. In 1779 he climbed Vesuvius in the company of Wutky to observe closely the violent eruption of Vesuvius. The painter sketched drawings that he later executed as large-scale paintings.

## Related artworks

- [Italian Landscape with a Waterfall](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wutky-michael-r776b7147b204f7/italian-landscape-with-a-waterfall-r3ce733155df1da>)
- [Moonlit Scene on the Tiber near Rome](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wutky-michael-r776b7147b204f7/moonlit-scene-on-the-tiber-near-rome-r5c01d352406c99>)
- [The Campi Phlegraei near Naples and the Bay of Baiae](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wutky-michael-r776b7147b204f7/the-campi-phlegraei-near-naples-and-the-bay-of-baiae-r70ac388b30a5f6>)

## Attribution

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