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The Siege of Malta: Flight of the Turks, 13 September 1565

Photo credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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This is the seventh of eight pictures commemorating the Siege of Malta in 1565. It documents the rout of the final Turkish expedition against Medina by the relief force on 13th September. After the relieving force of Don Garcia de Toledo had landed on the west side of the island, the Turks prepare to leave. In the central foreground is the fortress of Medina from which the Knights and relieving troops are driving the Turks north-west to their galleys. More Knights are coming from Birgu and St Michael. The Grand Master, La Valette, ordered his captain to reoccupy St Elmo and set up the standard of the Most Holy White Cross. In the left foreground are Christian skirmishers firing at the Turks, and the picture also shows them retreating in a column.

National Maritime Museum

London

Title

The Siege of Malta: Flight of the Turks, 13 September 1565

Date

late 16th C

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 132 x W 193 cm

Accession number

BHC0258

Work type

Painting

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