Saint Paul on Malta

Adam Elsheimer (1578 - 1610)

National Gallery

circa 1600

The work depicts a stormy sea and rocky shore with a lighthouse and broken trees. In the foreground, many figures dry themselves by three wood fires, with Saint Paul to the left and the viper.

• Medium: oil on copper
• Dimensions: 15 x 22 cm
• ArtFunded in: 1920
• Presented by Walter Burns through The Art Fund

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