Grand Master Jean de Homedes

Juan de Homedes was a Spanish Knight who became the 47th Grand Master of the Order of Malta and served between 1536 - 1553. He was involved in the Siege of Rhodes in 1522. The Knights had moved to Malta by the time de Homedes was in charge, and he started fortification work on the island to protect against the Ottoman Empire, who had previously propelled the Knights from Rhodes.

Object type

Paintings

Date

Production: 19th century

Subject(s)

Knights of Malta
Portraiture

Associated person

Subject: Juan de Homedes (c. 1477 - 1553)

Dimensions

Height x width (canvas size): 780 x 640mm

Materials and technique

Oil on canvas

Provenance

Purchased from Captain B Hancock, 1935

Catalogue number

1770