Image of the Last Day of Pompeii in the Painting of Karl Bryullov and in Modern Poetry
The article presents a comparative analysis of the image transfer of the last day of Pompeii in the painting by K. Bryullov and in modern poetic tests. The comparison is based on the understanding that culture is the sum or even a single organism of different texts, different semiotic systems. The history of the city and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius are briefly described. The main human values are revealed both in the picture and in the poems, the main of which is the spiritual strength of a person, his ability to resist the destructive forces of nature.