Ruins of Saint Sebastian, 1872 – 1873

About the Work

Mount Vesuvius is a volcano still active today. After it erupted in 1872, Giorgio Sommer took several shots documenting the disastrous consequences of the event. For example, he portrayed the ruins of houses in San Sebastiano. In many of the images, smoke still rises from the crater in the background, an ominous reminder of what has caused the devastation.