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Monastic building at the foot of Vesuvius

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Date

1781

Artist

Jan Chrystian Kamsetzer (1753-1795)

Collection

National Museum in Krakow

Image Link

https://zbiory.mnk.pl/en/search-result/catalog/99171

Description

Descriptive medium: wash technique,drawing (image-making)

Image Licence

Public Domain

Image Credit

Courtesy of The National Museum in Krakow

Location

Hermitage of San Salvatore (St Januarius), Naples, Italy

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Buildings & Architecture

TWW Comment

The hermitage was on the ridge of Canteroni hill. May have been destroyed in the 1858 eruption of Mount Vesuvius which had its formation inside the Canteroni and Piano delle Ginestre area. ("Volcanology of the Southwestern sector of Vesuvius volcano, Italy", https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17445647.2016.1234982)

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