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Description: | The painting depicts a fighting ship with three masts and two rows of gun ports. It is flying the rectangular banner of the Order of St John, indicating that it may be a flagship, though we cannot be certain that the artist was entirely accurate in the details. In the distance are two similar vessels, however, it is not made clear if these belong to the enemy or are part of the Order's fleet. The inscription indicates that the painting commemorates events of May 1630, in the reign of Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt. | Subjects: | marine (naval battle) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Maltese School Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8600... | Go to resource |
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