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Rudolf von Alt

Naples with Mt. Vesuvius

1835
Watercolor on paper
25.4 × 36.5 cm (10 × 14.4 in)

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This port-side scene depicts the old customs house in Naples, with the ominous profile of Mount Vesuvius in the background.

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