Pierre-Jacques Volaire
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personFrench, 1728–1799lock_openPublic domain: US, EU, UK, CA, MX, CO · 94% confidenceplay_circleStream Art
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Selected Works64

Museum Acquisitions

Louvre
Louvre
Louvre
Louvre
Louvre
Louvre
Louvre
Louvre
Louvre
Met
Art Institute of Chicago
Cleveland Museum of Art
Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Previous Sales 4

Sotheby's
Nocturnal Capriccio of Rome Burning
Nocturnal Capriccio of Rome Burning
Unknown
May 2025
Sotheby's
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius, 15 June 1794
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius, 15 June 1794
$158,935
Jul 2023
Christie's
Mount Vesuvius erupting by night seen from the Atrio del Cavallo with spectators in the foreground, a panoramic view of the city and the Bay of Naples beyond
Mount Vesuvius erupting by night seen from the Atrio del Cavallo with spectators in the foreground, a panoramic view of the city and the Bay of Naples beyond
€242,500 ($267k USD)
Jan 2013
Christie's
A mediterranean bay with figures unloading a man-o'-war, figures playing cards in the foreground, other vessels beyond
A mediterranean bay with figures unloading a man-o'-war, figures playing cards in the foreground, other vessels beyond
£32,450 ($43k USD)
Jul 2012

For Sale 2

Museo Soumaya · Artsy
A Nocturnal Mediterranean Coastal Scene, with Vesuvius in the Background
A Nocturnal Mediterranean Coastal Scene, with Vesuvius in the Background , 1750
For sale
Oil on canvas
Christie's Old Masters · Artsy
Mount Vesuvius erupting by night seen from the Atrio del Cavallo with spectators in the foreground, a panoramic view of the city and the Bay of Naples beyond
Mount Vesuvius erupting by night seen from the Atrio del Cavallo with spectators in the foreground, a panoramic view of the city and the Bay of Naples beyond
For sale
Oil on canvas
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The extraordinary collection of Caroline Murat, queen of the arts in Naples under Napoleon, brought back to light at the Château de Chantilly
The Château de Chantilly has opened a major exhibition reconstructing the nearly forgotten art collection of Caroline Murat, sister of Napoleon I and …
exhibitionsJun 15, 2026
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death
Pierre-Jacques Volaire dies
Jan 1, 1799
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birth
Pierre-Jacques Volaire born
Jan 1, 1728
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