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Procession of Saint Januarius During an Eruption of Vesuvius
Procession of Saint Januarius During an Eruption of Vesuvius (French: Procession de saint Janvier à Naples pendant une éruption du Vésuve) is an 1822 oil painting by the French artist Antoine Jean-Baptiste Thomas.[1] [2] It depicts a procession of Saint Januarius, the patron saint of Naples, against the backdrop of the volcano Mount Vesuvius erupting. A major eruption of Vesuvius from October to November 1822.[3] This was reflected in a number of artworks of the era including Horace Vernet's Vesuvius Erupting. The painting was exhibited at the Salon of 1822 at the Louvre in Paris.[4] Today it is in the collection of the Palace of Versailles.[5] References
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