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extinguished candles
possibly alluding to the decline of paganism and the rise of Christianity
with delicate flowers floating around Venus as symbols of her birth and beauty
and an arrangement of vanitas elements such as a skull
The Last Days of Pompeii | James Hamilton | 1864 Select Size:9" x 12" extinguished candlesAbout the artwork: In The Last Days of Pompeii (1864) by James Hamilton, the artist uses a towering solitary column amidst classical ruins to anchor the viewers eye while a convulsing eruption of Mount Vesuvius swirls ominously above, creating a stark confrontation between human civilization and elemental fury. The paintings vertical composition emphasises the vulnerability of mans creations against the unstoppable force of nature, and the dramatic
