Pompeii reactivates the gaze on Vesuvius
Archeology, Grand Tour and eruptions nourish a market of views. This milestone sheds light on the "Volcanic Landscapes" collection, favoring drawing.
Vesuvius, Etna, Fuji and beyond · Sublime, memory and sacred mountain
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Vesuvius, Etna, Fuji and beyond · Sublime, memory and sacred mountain
Volcanic landscapes cross very distant visual traditions. In Europe, Vesuvius became a destination for the Grand Tour in the 18th century after the rediscovery of Pompeii: travelers sought an experience of the sublime where fascination and danger mingled. Pierre-Jacques Volaire specialized in nocturnal eruptions, while Johan Christian Dahl went to Vesuvius in December 1820 to paint the phenomenon as closely as possible before drawing a large canvas in 1824. Etna structured the views of Sicily by its distance and its scale. In Japan, Mount Fuji is not limited to a geological phenomenon: sacred mountain, territorial landmark and poetic subject, it inspires Tani Bunchô and Hokusai. Comparing these works therefore reveals several regimes of the gaze: observation, travel memory, natural spectacle, spiritual symbol and construction of identity. The "Volcanic Landscapes" selection notably compares An Eruption of Vesuvius and Mount Fuji. His reading favors drawing.
The volcano appears motionless from the plain; the painting reminds us that it simultaneously contains deep time and the possibility of event.
Course & style
Archeology, Grand Tour and eruptions nourish a market of views. This milestone sheds light on the "Volcanic Landscapes" collection, favoring drawing.
A study carried out as closely as possible four years later became a painting intended for a prince.
Japanese artists multiply their views on a mountain that is both real and sacred.
The summit transforms figures, cities and shores into fragile measures. This line guides a reading of "Volcanic Landscapes" centered on drawing.
Washing, smoke and night allow you to paint a mountain that produces its own lighting.
Fuji and Etna can dominate without erupting.
The European sublime and Japanese sacredness do not give the volcano the same meaning.
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Eruption, summit, dragon and distance show how art transforms a geological force into a cultural experience.
Dahl combines direct testimony, study memory and romantic composition.
For the eruption. Reading "Volcanic Landscapes" through drawing.Tani Bunchô treats the summit as a territorial and spiritual form.
For permanenceHokusai associates the ascension of the dragon with the sacred verticality of Fuji.
For the symbolIn Edward Lear, the mountain commands the view of Taormina by its distant presence.
For the horizonDahl reconstructs a closely observed eruption from a study painted in 1820.
Landmark work of volcanic landscapesTani Bunchô gives the Japanese summit a stable, territorial and meditative presence.
Landmark work of volcanic landscapesWorks to discover
Vesuvius in activity, two Japanese visions of Fuji and distant Etna open four different relationships between mountain and gaze.




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The panoramas gain width; Fuji also accepts vertical. Black wood for eruptions, light oak for daytime views or sober Japanese frame depending on the work.
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