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Description: | After the siege of 1565, the Knights moved and constructed a new town, called Valletta. This is a later view, seen from the site depicted in LDOSJ:1807. On the far left of the fortification, may be seen the upper and lower Barracca gardens. These were constructed once the immediate threat of attack from the Turks had subsided and the Knights felt the need to embellish the rather utilitarian, military townscape with 'leisure' sites. Certainly, there does not seem to be any sense of threat in this painting, as pleasure-seekers stroll along the seafront in pairs. | Subjects: | landscape (Valletta) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Maltese School Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8598... | Go to resource |
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