- Object type
- Paintings
- Date
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Production: 1630 - 1798
Subject year: 1582 - Subject(s)
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Knights of Malta
Maritime - Inscriptions
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obverse: En 12 gennaio 1582 Car ugono laubino Galera S. Giovanni tempo la guerra di Gozzo
- Dimensions
- Height x width (canvas size): 660 x 650mm
- Materials and technique
- Oil on canvas
- Production place
- Malta
- Related place(s)
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Gozo
Malta - References
- Barclay, Malcolm. "Naval Battle (1582)." VADS. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://www.vads.ac.uk/digital/collection/NIRP/id/30561
- Credit line
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Bequest of Mrs Eliza Gollcher, 1935
- Catalogue number
- 1782
Naval Battle, 1582
The inscription indicates that this naval engagement took place on 12 January 1582, and is off the coast of Gozo, an island in the Mediterranean next to Malta. The ship on the right is flying the banner of the Order of St John, who were based on Malta at the time, and the other ship is flying a Turkish flag - one of the main opponents of the Knights in the 16th century.
