HACKERT, Jacob Philipp
(b. 1737, Prenzlau, d. 1807, San Piero di Careggio)

Landscape with the Palace of Caserta and Vesuvius

1793
Oil on canvas, 93 x 130 cm
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

In this Neapolitan scene, the image is framed between two groups of trees at the far left and right, leaving a space in the centre in which the smoking Vesuvius is particularly prominent. A broad panorama extends from the foreground to the volcano, while on the right is the Palace of Caserta, which stands out due to its large size.