Seaport with the Embarkation of Saint Ursula
Appearance
Seaport with the Embarkation of Saint Ursula | |
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Artist | Claude Lorrain |
Year | 1641 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 113 cm (44 in) × 149 cm (59 in) |
Location | National Gallery |
Accession No. | NG30 |
Identifiers | Art UK artwork ID: seaport-with-the-embarkation-of-saint-ursula-115298 |
Seaport with the Embarkation of Saint Ursula is an oil painting on canvas of 1641 by Claude Lorrain, signed and dated by the artist.[1] The work was produced for Fausto Poli, who two years later was made a cardinal by Pope Urban VIII. It is now in the National Gallery, London, which acquired it in 1824 as part of the collection of John Julius Angerstein.[2]
References
- ^ "Catalogue entry".
- ^ (in Italian) Louise Govier, The National Gallery, guida per i visitatori, Louise Rice, Londra 2009. ISBN 9781857094701