Why it matters
Bryullov's huge painting shows the people of Pompeii fleeing the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79. It was received with near universal acclaim and made him the first Russian painter with an international reputation.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1830–1833.
- It inspired Edward Bulwer-Lytton's novel The Last Days of Pompeii.
- It stands between Neoclassicism and Romanticism.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Last Day of Pompeii (CC BY-SA 4.0).
