Vesuvius in Eruption (1817) – Joseph Mallord William Turner

Product Details:

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• High quality Giclée print
• Production: 1-3 days
• Shipping: 3-10 days (worldwide)

Choose between high-quality paper prints or professionally stretched canvas:

1. Fine Art Print (Paper)

• Printed using Giclée fine art technology on Enhanced Matte Art Paper, 200gsm (80lb).
• This museum-quality paper is perfect for high-resolution color graphics and illustrations.
• The matte finish highlights tones and subtle details, giving a rich, elegant look.
• Water-based inks, plastic-free, printed on sustainably sourced paper.
• Shipped in robust, protective packaging to ensure safe delivery.
• Can be hung with double-sided tape, tacks, or framed.
• Frame not included.

2. Stretched Canvas (Canvas Wrap)

Two Depth Options:

Slim - Frame depth: 19mm (0.75")
Thick - Frame depth: 38mm (1.5")

• Printed using 12-colour Giclée (Latex inkjet) process on premium canvas.
• Hand-stretched over a custom wooden frame made from European knotless pine (up to 3 meters wide).
• Each canvas is hand-finished by expert framers, with smooth, tight corners.
• The curved frame profile prevents contact with the canvas face - avoiding impression marks and surface cracks.
• Finger-jointed frame design ensures strong corner tension and resists warping.
• Wooden wedges are added on larger sizes to keep the canvas taut and allow for future re-stretching.
• Water-based inks, sustainably sourced materials, and vegan-friendly.
• Comes ready to hang.

Kindly understand, colors may vary depending on your monitor settings.

Artwork Description

J.M.W. Turner’s explosive 1817–1820 watercolor captures the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius from the Bay of Naples, with a blinding white-hot plume of ash and lava exploding skyward, silhouetting the volcano’s dark cone against a turbulent sky of swirling crimson and indigo. Tiny boats and figures on the blood-red shore huddle in awe and terror, their lanterns casting feeble glimmers against the elemental fury, while distant Castel dell'Ovo and the city lights flicker like embers in the chaos. This sublime vision of nature’s destructive power exemplifies Turner’s revolutionary use of watercolor to convey both geological terror and transcendent beauty.

Dramatic accent for a study, library, or dramatic interior; a thrilling gift for geology enthusiasts, travel lovers, or admirers of Romantic sublime landscapes.