Detail View: The AMICA Library: View of the Gulf of Pozzuoli from the Solfatara
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1983.14
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Hackert, Philipp
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Northern European; German
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1737 - 1807
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Philipp Hackert
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Title:
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View of the Gulf of Pozzuoli from the Solfatara
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1803
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Creation Start Date:
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1803
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Creation End Date:
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1803
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Materials and Techniques:
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oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
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Unframed: 119cm x 166.5cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1983.14
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Credit Line:
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Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
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Inscriptions:
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Signed lower center: "Vue prise sur la Solfatare a Pozzoule, / peint par Philippe Hackert 1803"
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Rights:
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Context:
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Steam rises from the Solfatara, a sulphurous volcanic vent near Naples. In the distance is the Gulf of Pozzuoli, framed by an umbrella pine and a giant agave plant. For centuries, landscape artists had flocked to the countryside around Naples, attracted by dramatic vistas, volcanos, exotic peasants, and abundant classical associations. Hackert's sweeping composition and exacting method of painting details are typical of German Romantic art.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1983.14.tif
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