Eruption of Vesuvius from Pacini's opera L'ultimo giorno di Pompei, Alessandro Sanquirico, 1827

Alessandro sanquirico's set design depicting the eruption of vesuvius, the climactic scene of giovanni pacini's opera, l'ultimo giorno di pompei which premiered at the teatro san carlo, naples in 1825. This set design is from the 1827 la scala production. Date: 1827.