Velieri di Camogli: immagini del mare a confronto
Journal: Geography Notebooks
Year: 2020

This study compares the sea image represented in a number of paintings depicting sailing ships of Camogli shipowners in XIX century. These pieces of art have been collected in the local Museo Marinaro Gio Bono Ferrari and in the sanctuary of Nostra Signora del Boschetto. The paintings in the museum are intended to celebrate the qualities of the ships and to show the social role played by their owners while the paintings collected in the Sanctuary are ex-votos, offered to the Marian temple in mem