Abstract

This paper aims to offer a complete vision through the themes and iconographic discourses that have depicted the death on Asturian maritime culture to the contemporary artistic image. Through different formulas, this imaginary includes suffering and gratitude as main reactions to the danger and vulnerability implicit in the life of these communities. Moreover, these responses have motivated the development of a particular devotion, which is expressed in certain practices and traditions, while they have also articulated the thread that can be identified throughout the artistic works.