Caption

Palace of the Grand Master, 16th-18th centuries. Residence of the Great Master of the Order of Saint John. Fresco of the Supreme Council Room by Matteo Perez de Aleccio (1547-1628) depicting The Great Siege of Malta by the Ottoman Empire in 1565. Take of the Fort of Saint Elmo (June 23, 1565). Valletta. Malta.

Date

Oct 26, 2019

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Reference

UMG24A04_166

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47,5Mb (590,1Kb) / 17,0in x 10,8in / 5100 x 3253 (300dpi)

Keywords

wall painting 1565 16th century 17th century 18th century 23 Europe Fides Fort of Saint Elmo Grand Master Grandmaster Palace Great Siege of Malta Janissary June Malta Matteo Perez de Aleccio Mediterranean Sea Modern Age Order of Saint John Order of Saint John of Jerusalem Order of the Hospital Ottoman Ottoman Empire Palace Perez Aleccio Perez de Aleccio Saint Elmo St Elmo Supreme Council Room Temperatia The Great Siege of Malta The Palace Turkey Valletta army art artillery besiege cannon cannons conflict episode european fleet fort fresco grandmaster heroism history interior island janissaries navigation ottomans painting residence room scene ship siege soldier soldiers strategy take taking troops turkish wall painting