The piece of art from NCMA that inspired me is "The Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius" by Pierre-Jacques Volaire. This piece really impressed me immediately when I first saw it. The image appears incredibly real to me. Another thing that really caught my attention was that the painting was completed in 1777. This is really unbelievable to me just because of the fact that it almost looks as if it was captured from a camera. The image itself is also just pretty original and interesting which is why I decided to use it as the inspiration for my art.