Ex-voto painting, Cathedrale Saint-Louis, La Rochelle

Ex-voto painting of Le Saphir, a slave ship, stuck with no wind between Guinea and the Dominican Republic, with the crew and slaves dying of starvation with Christ intervening to save them, 1741, by unknown artist, in the Chapelle des Marins, or Sailors Chapel, in the Cathedrale Saint-Louis, designed by Jacques-Gabriel and built 1742-1857 in Classical style, in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The ship paintings were originally from the Eglise Saint-Jean-du-Perot in La Rochelle, and represent sinking ships with crew saved by the Virgin. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13973322

Media ID

45613498

Size

7806px x 6858px (18.7MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen

Date

2009