File:Siege of malta 2.jpg
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Matteo Perez d'Aleccio: The Siege of Malta: Capture of St Elmo, 23 June 1565 | |||||||||||||||||||
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artist QS:P170,Q927064 |
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painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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English: The Siege of Malta: Capture of St Elmo, 23 June 1565 This is the third of eight pictures commemorating the Siege of Malta in 1565. It portrays the capture of Fort St Elmo on 23 June. Fort St Elmo was captured after a siege lasting 29 days. Inside the fort, the Turks found 27 cannons which are portrayed here adorned with the Turkish flag and pointing at the Christian Fort St Angelo. The painting takes the viewer's eye over the battle to the fort and sea beyond, with a view from Mount Sceberras overlooking the Christian forts of St Elmo on the left and Birgu in the background to the right. The Turks pour through the breached walls of the castle where two parties of Knights make their last stand. The battery consists of two tiers of cannon, pointing to the left, and in the middle of the picture, on the battery, a distinguished Turk dies having been hit by a cannon ball from Fort St Angelo. Beyond, two cannons fire at Birgu. The whole area is crowded with troops moving in tight formation. In the left foreground is a group of archers, and in the middle foreground, janissaries. Mustapha Pasha, and other Turkish leaders, Piali Pasha and Ochiali Calabrese, are positioned in the extreme foreground. The picture depicts the variety of head-dress worn by the Turkish troops. At the mouth of the harbour and to the west of St Elmo are five Turkish galleys, and rowing towards St Angelo and Birgu are three barges of the Knights, returning after their efforts to relieve St Elmo. When St Elmo fell, all inside perished, except for nine wounded Knights. See also BHC0252-BHC0259. |
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Date | late century | ||||||||||||||||||
Medium | oil on canvas | ||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Painting: 1372 x 2057 mm; Frame: 1540 mm x 2239 mm x 66 mm | ||||||||||||||||||
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institution QS:P195,Q7374509 |
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Accession number |
BHC0254 |
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Source/Photographer | https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/11746.html | ||||||||||||||||||
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The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright.
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Identifier InfoField | Acquisition Number: id number: BHC0254 |
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Collection InfoField | Oil paintings |
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User comments | The siege of Malta—"Arrival of the Turkish fleet" (Matteo Perez d' Aleccio) The Siege of Malta — Capture of Fort St Elmo , by Matteo Perez d' Aleccio. |
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Image title | The siege of Malta—"Arrival of the Turkish fleet" (Matteo Perez d' Aleccio) The Siege of Malta — Capture of Fort St Elmo , by Matteo Perez d' Aleccio. |
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