Siege of Malta: assault on the post of the Castilian knights on August 21, 1565,...

Siege of Malta: assault on the post of the Castilian knights on August 21, 1565, the sixth painting in the series of eight, it shows the height of the Turkish point of attack on Birgu seen from inside the fortress, although they have penetrated the perimeter wall and placed their flag, they are contained. In the center, the character holding a stick in his hand is Jean Parisot de La Valette (1494-1568), the grand master of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, identifiable by his red suit with white crosses on his half-gold-stamped armor. Oil on canvas, late 16th century, by Matteo Perez d'Aleccio (1547-1616).