Ships, Madonna of the Seafarers, painting, Real

Detail of ships and boats at sea, from the triptych altarpiece, Virgen de los Mareantes, or Madonna of the Seafarers, 1531-36, by Alejo Fernandez, 1475-1545, with the Virgin sheltering a group of Native Americans under her cloak, with 4 saints including St Sebastian and St James, in the Sala de Audiences, or Chapterhouse, now used as a chapel, in the Real Alcazar, a Moorish royal palace in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. The Alcazar was first founded as a fort in 913, then developed as a palace in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries and used by both Muslim and Christian rulers. The Alcazar is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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