An 1841 painting of the Forum with Vesuvius in the background — painted 62 years after excavations began and nearly 1,800 years after the eruption. The mountain that ended the city is still there, still active, still visible from the ruins.
© Christen Schjellerup Købke (Danish, 1810 - 1848) (1810 - 1848) – artist (Danish) Details on Google Art Project, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
