Italian school, ca. 1800."View of Naples with Vesuvius erupting".Gouache on paper.19th frame in gilded wood.Measurements: 43 x 64 cm; 69 x 86 cm (frame).This gouache depicts a night view of the Neapolitan coast, dominated in the background by the summit of the erupting Vesuvius and the city of Naples. It is a twilight landscape of great evocative power. The full moon breaks through the clouds, tinging with silver lights the array of boats plying the calm waters of the sea.