Ausbruch des Vesuv 

Oswald Achenbach's "Ausbruch des Vesuv" (Eruption of Vesuvius) is a dramatic depiction of the powerful eruption of Mount Vesuvius, likely inspired by one of its many historical eruptions. The painting captures the awe-inspiring scale of the event, with billowing smoke and fiery lava filling the sky. A group of people in the foreground, perhaps a religious procession, offer a sense of scale and human vulnerability amidst the natural spectacle. Achenbach, known for his Romantic landscapes, masterfully utilizes light and color to evoke the scene's intensity.