- Title :
-
He painted on the pierhead
- Author :
- PEYMAN, Peter ;
- Publication year :
- 2000
- Language :
- English ;
- Abstract :
- Discusses the phenomenon of votive paintings of ships, typically donated to European churches (especially in Mediterranean countries) by crews and captains as a token of thanks for deliverance from danger. Some examples date back to the 17th c., although the practice was at its height during the 19th c., and continued into the 20th c. ;
- Pagination/Size :
- 6 ill. (4 col.) ;
- Topic :
- 530 - BIBLIOGRAPHIE D'HISTOIRE DE L'ART ;
- French keywords :
- Ex-voto ; Iconographie ; Naïf (art) ; Navire ; Peinture ; 1600-2000 ;
- Descriptors :
- Ex-votos ; Iconography ; Naive art ; Painting ; Ships ; 1600-2000 ;
- Document type :
- Article ;
- Source :
- Country life (London), 2000, 194, 12, 23 Mar
- INIST identifier :
- 24985952 ;
- ISSN :
- ISSN 0045-8856 ;
- Provenance :
- Bibliographie d'Histoire de l'Art ;
- Publisher :
- IPC Magazines, London
- Publisher country :
- UNITED KINGDOM ;
