Ex-voto painting of the ship La Fee wrecks in a storm, with sailors praying to the Virgin and child, 1748, by unknown artist, in the Chapelle des Marins, or Sailors' Chapel, in the Cathedrale Saint-Louis, designed by Jacques-Gabriel and built 1742-1857 in Classical style, in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The ship paintings were originally from the Eglise Saint-Jean-du-Perot in La Rochelle, and represent sinking ships with crew saved by the Virgin. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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