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26. CANETTA, GIOVANNI, Attr. 1862The brig "Salvatore" is saved from a hurricane
Watercolor on paper, cm 33x43 (inv. Costa n. 45) |
Known data:
TYPE: brig |
YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION: 1850 |
LUOGO DI COSTRUZIONE: Varazze |
SHIPOWNER: Agostino Schiaffino son of Giuseppe called "u Mabuscou" |
CAPTAIN: Agostino Schiaffino son of Giuseppe called "u Mabuscou" |
Caption:
"The Brig named Salvatore commanded by Agosti.o Schiaffino; the 12th day of Decem.r 1862 at Cape Cercè, when hit by a strong hurricane, menacing the ship nearly to the loss, and for grace of Our Lady of Boschetto they was saved. The embarked sailor Giac.o Schiappacasse dedicates the present offer to the Holy Image for the received grace." |
BIBLIOGRAPHY: G.B. Ferrari: The Ex-Voto Offers of the Sanctuary of
the Boschetto - in "The Madonna of the Boschetto" 1937,
(1-2), pp. 16-19. The brig Salvatore - in "The Madonna of the Boschetto" 1937, (1-2), pp. 16-19. |