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Galleys of Cosimo II de' Medici Surround a Turkish Bertone
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Galleys of Cosimo II de' Medici Surround a Turkish Bertone

Jacques Callot · 1617 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Four galleys (of Cosimo II de' Medici) have surrounded a Turkish ship, a bertone. Mutual bombardments take place. In the background another Turkish ship, a petache. Below the scene an explanatory inscription in Italian. This print is part of a series of four prints depicting the course of the naval battle between galleys of Cosimo II de' Medici and Turkish ships on 23 November 1617 in the vicinity of Corsica, and which served as illustrations for a news report.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printCosimo II de' Medicibattlewarfareships (in general)
Credit lineGaleien van Cosimo II de' Medici omsingelen een Turkse bertone. 1617. Jacques Callot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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