| Port of Palermo by Moonlight | |
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| Artist | Claude Joseph Vernet |
| Year | 1769 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 99.5 cm× 138 cm(39.2 in× 54 in) |
| Location | Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg |
Port of Palermo by Moonlight is an oil painting on canvas by the French painter Claude-Joseph Vernet, from 1769. It is signed and dated lower left: "J. Vernet f 1769". It is held in the Hermitage Museum, in Saint Petersburg. [1]
The painting depicts the entrance to the port of Palermo, in Sicily, by moonlight. In the foreground on the left, several people are warming themselves around a fire, while on the right, several silhouettes of ships stand out against the sea. On the left side, behind the group of people, Vernet painted the tower of the harbor fortress of Palermo. The sky is cloudy, mostly at the right, and the moon can be seen almost at the middle of the painting. [2]
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