The Virgin Appearing to Sea-Farers
Object type | Painting |
Genre | Religious |
Date | ca. 1606 |
Dimensions | 3.5 x 5 cm |
Support | Ivory |
Medium | Watercolor |
Collectors/patrons | Federico Borromeo |
Our attribution | Jan Brueghel the Elder |
Other authorities | Ertz 2008-10, #319 Ertz 1979, #139 |
Location | Milan, Italy |
Collection | Ambrosiana |
Accession numbers | inv. #271 (3) |
Tags | Traveling, Borromeo, Coast, New Testament, Virgin Mary, Boat |
This painting is mentioned in Borromeo's 1607 codicil and therefore must be dated before then.