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A View of Naples through a Window

1824
(German, 1778–1856)
Germany, 19th century
oil on paper, mounted on canvas
Framed: 59.5 x 46 x 5.5 cm (23 7/16 x 18 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.); Unframed: 46.8 x 33.5 cm (18 7/16 x 13 3/16 in.)
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1994.198
Location: not on view
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Mount Vesuvius was almost continuously active at the time that Franz Ludwig Catel visited Naples, and erupted just two years before this painting was completed.

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Franz Ludwig Catel worked in Rome and later traveled south to Naples. This painting presents that city’s most distinctive attraction: Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano that appears against an otherwise calm sky. Catel portrayed the scene from within a hotel room, contrasting the potentially overwhelming force of nature with the illusion of protection offered by distance and enclosed space.
A View of Naples through a Window

A View of Naples through a Window

1824

Franz Ludwig Catel

(German, 1778–1856)
Germany, 19th century

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