"After visiting the Houston Museum of Fine arts, write about how the piece that you chose to take a photo of represents the characteristics of the era that you chose to study for your sub-genre reader."

      

      This painting, titled "View over Quisisana and the Bay of Naples", was painted in 1820 by Johan Christian Dahl. This painting shows a scene of tranquility, with Mount Vesuvius erupting in the background.  In my previous post, I discussed some of the characteristics of Romantic literature. 

There aren't many characteristics of Romanticism exhibited in this painting, but the importance of nature and the lack of urban civilization is present. There is a shepherd observing his animals and he appears to also be admiring the scenery. This relates to the characteristic of respect and reverence towards nature. The erupting volcano is one of the focal points in this painting, and I find it interesting the people are pictured peacefully observing.