DISCOVERART

Joseph Wright of Derby

The Gulf of Salerno

1783/85
Oil on canvas
41.6 × 59.4 cm (16.4 × 23.4 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

● On view now — Gallery 219

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · verified July 2026

View at artic.edu ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Joseph Wright of Derby

Portrait of Colonel Charles HeathcotePortrait of Colonel Charles HeathcoteWooded LandscapeWooded Landscape

More like this

Island of the DeadArnold Böcklin — Island of the DeadThe Coast of LabradorWilliam Bradford — The Coast of LabradorView of a Rocky Coast by MoonlightThéodore Gudin — View of a Rocky Coast by MoonlightHaverstraw BaySanford Robinson Gifford (American, 1823–1880) — Haverstraw CapriJean Achille Benouville (French, 1815–1891) — CapriCapriWilliam Stanley Haseltine (American, 1835–1900) — CapriItalian LandscapeNicolaes Pietersz Berchem — Italian LandscapeVirgil's Tomb with a View of the Bay of Naples in the MoonlightCarl Georg Anton Graeb — Virgil's Tomb with a View of the BaSunset after a Storm on the Coast of SicilyAndreas Achenbach — Sunset after a Storm on the Coast of SicThe CovenantFollower of John Martin — The CovenantLandscape with Rock and FortressDomenico Gargiuli (Micco Spadaro) — Landscape with Rock and A Home in the WildernessSanford Robinson Gifford (American, 1823–1880) — A Home in t