Seaport with the Embarkation of Saint Ursula

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Seaport with the Embarkation of Saint Ursula
ArtistClaude Lorrain
Year1641
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions113 cm × 149 cm (44 in × 59 in)
LocationNational Gallery, London

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 in London, which acquired it in 1824 as part of the collection of John Julius Angerstein.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Catalogue entry". The National Gallery.
  2. ^ (in Italian) Louise Govier, The National Gallery, guida per i visitatori, Louise Rice, Londra 2009. ISBN 9781857094701