# Saint Gennaro Calming Vesuvius

- By: Andrea Vaccaro (Italian, 1604 - 1670)
- Date: 17th century
- Medium: Brush and gray, white wash on paper
- Classification: Figures (representations)
- Dimensions: 22.3 x 15.9 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
- Culture: Italy
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/68249)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/1e9953982ff4bae7fb8963bed2c81767.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Figure of Saint Gennaro at center, flying over Mount Vesuvius with winged putti around him. The putto above him is holding his robe, the putto to the bottom right is holding a book, and the one to the bottom left is holding his crozier.