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Description: | Portrait of Jean de Homedes, Grand Master of the Order of St John, 1536-53. Previous to his appointment as Grand Master, he was Bailiff of Capsa. He bribed the Commander of Elections with the promise of a Bailiwick. His Aragonese origins meant that he was Loyal to the Emperor at a time when the French had just drawn up a treaty with the Sultan of the Ottomans. Homedes proved to be a corrupt and paranoid Grand Master, who did a great deal of damage to the moral of the Knights. He lost an eye during the siege of Rhodes, which might explain why this portrait is in profile, although it may equally have been adapted from a coin or medal. | Subjects: | Grand Master) portrait (Jean de Homedes | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Maltese School Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8601... | Go to resource |
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