The Gulf of Naples. Moonlight

Johan Christian Dahl, (1820–1821)

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The Gulf of Naples. Moonlight, (1820–1821). Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 26.3 × 42.7 cm · SMK – National Gallery of Denmark · Romanticism

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Museum title: The Gulf of Naples. Moonlight
Artist: Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian, 1788–1857)
Date: (1820–1821)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 26.3 × 42.7 cm
Credit line: SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
Image license: Public Domain Mark 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

Artist’s life 1788–1857

Romanticism c. 1800–1850

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