Who painted “Entrance to the Port of Palermo by Moonlight”?

“Entrance to the Port of Palermo by Moonlight” was painted by Joseph Vernet in 1769. Where to see it: Hermitage Museum.

Neoclassicism

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Neoclassicism: Rococo before it is playful and pastel; Romanticism, its contemporary rival, prefers loose brushwork, rich colour and strong emotion.

Claude-Joseph Vernet (14 August 1714 – 3 December 1789) was a French painter. His son Carle Vernet and daughter Marguerite Émilie Chalgrin were also painters. Wikipedia

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More by Joseph Vernet

“Inside Marseille Harbor”, 1754
“A Mediterranean Port”, 1771
“A Shipwreck in Stormy Seas”, 1773
“Seaport by Moonlight”, 1771
“View of Rochefort Harbor, from the Magasin des Colonies”, 1759
“The Shipwreck”, 1772
“View of Sète Harbor”, 1757
“A Landscape at Sunset”, 1773