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OriginalThe Last Day of Pompeii (1830-33), a "monumental" painting that "changed the course of Russian history painting"
Reason
Another great scan from the Google Art Project.
Articles in which this image appears
The Last Day of Pompeii, Karl Bryullov, History of painting, History painting, Pompeii, Pompeii in popular culture, Romanticism, Russian Museum, Western painting
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Karl Bryullov
  • Hot damn. Commons can take up to 1 GB using batched uploads, so something of a somewhat similar size would be workable... if the photo editing software didn't break down upon trying to open such a large image. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:58, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Karl Brullov - The Last Day of Pompeii - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:11, 29 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]