View of the Gulf of Pozzuoli from Solfatara

Philipp Hackert’s “View of the Gulf of Pozzuoli from Solfatara” captures a tranquil scene in 1803. Oil on canvas, it depicts the Italian landscape he often painted. Cleveland Museum of Art.

Hackert worked primarily in Italy, though he was born in Brandenburg. He maintained a keen interest in landscape painting throughout his career.

The painting is held at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Hackert’s work remains less widely known than some contemporaries, but his landscapes offer a detailed view of 19th-century Italy.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. https://clevelandart.org/art/1983.14

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