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Description: The Battle of Lepanto. The combined Christian navel forces (Holy League) of Spain, Venice, and the Papacy defeated the Turkish fleet at Lepanto, October 7, 1571. Vasari was commissioned by Pope Pius to commemorate the event in the Sala Regia in the Vatican. The foreground includes an allegorical representation of the three Christian powers.
Title: Giorgio-vasari-battle-of-lepanto
Credit: Zeno.org: http://images.zeno.org/Kunstwerke/I/big/77j404a.jpg
Author: Giorgio Vasari
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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