The Last Day of Pompeii

Karl Brjullov, 1833, Demidov collection

‘The Last Day of Pompeii’ is a work by Karl Brjullov (1799–1852). It is dated 1833. It is part of the collection Demidov collection.

It was commissioned by Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato. It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 466 × 651 cm. The work belongs to the genre history painting. The things depicted include Pompeii, eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79, and Yuliya Samoylova.