Seaport with the Embarkation of Saint Ursula

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]

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

References

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


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