VOLAIRE, Pierre-Jacques
(b. 1729, Toulon, d. 1790s, Italy)

Mediterranean Coastal Scene

1765-70
Oil on canvas, 48 x 68 cm
Private collection

The painting depicts a nocturnal Mediterranean coastal scene, with Vesuvius in the background. Formerly it was attributed to Claude-Joseph Vernet, the teacher of Volaire from 1755 to 1764.