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Saint Paul on Malta

Adam Elsheimer, c. 1600

© National Gallery, London

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.

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Title of artwork, date

Saint Paul on Malta, c. 1600

Date supported

1920

Medium and material

Oil on copper

Dimensions

15 x 22 cm

Gifted by

Walter Burns

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