pompeii and atlantis

Pompeii and Atlantis

Pompeii

The Forum at Pompeii Etna Achille Michallon, 1819

A Pompeian LadyJohn William Godward, 1891

A Pompeian LadyJohn William Godward, 1895

Vesuvius EruptingWilliam Marlow, 1767

Eruption of VesuviusJoseph Wright, 1774

Vesuvius in EruptionJoseph Wright, 1780

Vesuvius from PosillipoJoseph Wright, 1788

VesuviusFranz Ludwig Catel, 1812

Eruption of VesuviusPierre Henri de Valenciennes, 1813

Vesuvius EruptingJohan Dahl, 1826

Scene During the Eruption of Vesuvius,Joseph Franque, c. 1827

The Last Day of PompeiiKarel Briullov, 1836

Detail

The Last Days of PompeiiFrédéric-Henri Schopin, c. 1840s

The Last Days of PompeiiJames Hamilton, 1864

Mt. Vesuvius at MidnightAlbert Bierstadt, 1869

The Destruction of PompeiiIvan Aivazovsky, 1889

Atlantis

Map of AtlantisAthanasius Kircher, 1669

AtlantisMonsu Desiderio, 17th Century

Professor Nemo and Captain Aronax Visit Atlantis in Jules Verne’s Novel

Terror AntiquusLéon Bakst, 1908

The Destruction of AtlantisNicolas Roerich, 1929

The Destruction of AtlantisRobert Stacy Judge, 1936