Il vero ordine et modo tenuto dalle armate Cristiana e Turchesca...
| Reference: | S39309 |
| Author | Giovanni Francesco CAMOCIO |
| Year: | 1571 ca. |
| Zone: | Battle of Lepanto |
| Measures: | 180 x 265 mm |
€1,800.00
| Reference: | S39309 |
| Author | Giovanni Francesco CAMOCIO |
| Year: | 1571 ca. |
| Zone: | Battle of Lepanto |
| Measures: | 180 x 265 mm |
€1,800.00
Description
In the lower cartouche: Il vero ordine et modo, tenuto dalle armate Cristiana et Turchesca, nella battaglia, che fu ali .7. Ottobrio .1571. il giorno di S.a Giustina, comincio lasalto a 4 hore et meza di giorno, et durò circa 4 hore; tra curzolari et cavo papa, loco poco discosto dal Golfo d[e] Lepa[n]to p[er] li havisi hauti dal Clar.mo Iustiniano venuto a Venetia, co[n] le nove de la vitoria, seguita in favor d[e] la Cristiana armata, con presa et rotta di galere 213, tra le quali erano 40 fano et 39 ne so[n] presi morti de nimici 40m in circa scihavi cristiani ricuperati, 18m in circa, turchi fatti schiavi 4m in circa.
At the bottom, in the center of the panel, a beautiful allegorical vignette shows a dragon with a crescent moon on his head - symbol of the Turkish enemy - attacked and subdued by the lion rampant of Venice and the Habsburg eagle.
Very rare work, lacking editorial indications. Attributed to Giovanni Francesco Camocio (cfr. Bifolco-Ronca, Cartografia e topografia italiana del XVI secolo, p. 1605).
The plate depicts the Battle of Lepanto, the naval engagement in the waters off southwestern Greece between the allied Christian forces of the Holy League and the Ottoman Turks during an Ottoman campaign to acquire the Venetian island of Cyprus, which took place on October 7, 1571.
Early in 1570 the Ottoman sultan, Selim II, demanded that the Venetian hand over the island of Cyprus. When the Venetians refused to cede the island, invaded it in 1570.
Pope Pius V persuaded Philip II of Spain to join with Venetians to defeat the Turkish attack on Cyprus. Genoa, Savoy, and the Knights of Saint John also agreed to send forces.
The Holy League fleet consisted of 108 venetian galley, 81 Spanish galley, and 32 others provided by the pope and other allies. The Turkish fleet consisted of 270 galleys, which were faster and more maneuverable than the Christians'ship but were also smaller and less well protected. The Turkish commander was Uuuch Ali, a former Christian slave who had renounced his religion.
The ability of the Christians to fire down onto the decks of the smaller Turkish ships placed the Turkish forces at a serious disadvantage. The two fleets made a magnificent sight as they closed. Each side hoped to overawe the other by its apperance and so gain a psychological advantage before the battle started. The galleys were richly decorated with gilded carvings and colorful banners, while the soldiers and naval officers wore striking uniforms and polished armor. After repulsing the first Turkish assault, the Christians gradually got the upper hand. When Müezzenzade Ali Pasha was shot and killed, Turkish resistance began to break. Seeing the collapse of the rest of theTurkish fleet, Uluch Ali broke off his fight against the Christian right flank and made good his escape with 47 galleys. The Turks lost over 200 ships, while 30.000 of their men was killed and 4000 taken prisoners. Christian losses included 12 galleys sunk, 7500 dead, and 8000 injured. In all, the battle had lasted just three hours.
The victory against the Turkish army they stopped the advance in Europe, protecting Rome from invasion. The event at the time was really remarkable and sensational, even attracting the interest of many artists. There are different interpretations of the subject in Venice, due to all merchants, engravers and cartographers such as Nelli, Zenoi, Bertelli, Rota and Camocio same, which are known two more different depictions of the theme.
Etching and engraving, impressed on contemporary paper and irregularly trimmed to the copperplate with partial loss of engraved portion; reconstructive restoration to lower margin, otherwise in good condition.
Bibliografia
Bifolco-Ronca, Cartografia e topografia italiana del XVI secolo, p. 1605, tav. 801; Gallo (1950): p. 99, n. 53; Zacharakis (2016): n. 813f.
Giovanni Francesco CAMOCIO (Attivo a Venezia tra 1558 - 1575)
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Publisher Venetian, born in the first half of the century. XVI, in an uncertain place, perhaps in Asolo (Treviso) perhaps Slot (Cream). Most likely the first hypothesis because the presence of Camocio family, originally from Piedmont, is widely documented in the town of Treviso. The family Camocio, also belonged the celebrated Hellenist John the Baptist, considered by some historians, relatives and even John's brother Francis. Camocio already resident in Venice, the Doge in 1552 asked for and obtained, together with other shareholders, as editor, the privilege for fifteen years to publish the translation into Latin of the writings of Greek authors. In his book publisher, is also attributed some ten editions in Health (until 1571). The main activity of Camocio, owner of the library "The symbolism of the Pyramid" in San Lio in Haberdashery, was the sale of prints and engravings, intaglio reproductions of important works of art and maps, while his activities as a publisher of books is fragmented and delayed in time. At the "Pyramid" is also sold books on spicy, like the sonnets printed by Domenico Zenoi, which earned him the payment of a fine: 10 ducats to the author and owner of 5 ducats a library. Camocio was one of the largest publishers of maps of the sixteenth century, all produced in a laboratory chalcographic definitely its own. Although it is very difficult to determine precisely how many cards you collected and managed to produce and print, because of the ease with which, over time, they falsified the names of authors, publishers, and dates were changed. However, the presence of his name in many papers and his demands for privilege testify to his busy schedule. Subjects taken by great artists such as Titian and Michelangelo, views of cities, fortresses and maps, for the realization of which were called to work as evidenced by the signatures on the cards, engravers and cartographers of the value of Domenico Zenoi (Zenoni), Donato and Ferdinand (Ferdinand) Bertelli, Paolo Furlani (Forlani) and Giacomo Gastaldi.
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Giovanni Francesco CAMOCIO (Attivo a Venezia tra 1558 - 1575)
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Publisher Venetian, born in the first half of the century. XVI, in an uncertain place, perhaps in Asolo (Treviso) perhaps Slot (Cream). Most likely the first hypothesis because the presence of Camocio family, originally from Piedmont, is widely documented in the town of Treviso. The family Camocio, also belonged the celebrated Hellenist John the Baptist, considered by some historians, relatives and even John's brother Francis. Camocio already resident in Venice, the Doge in 1552 asked for and obtained, together with other shareholders, as editor, the privilege for fifteen years to publish the translation into Latin of the writings of Greek authors. In his book publisher, is also attributed some ten editions in Health (until 1571). The main activity of Camocio, owner of the library "The symbolism of the Pyramid" in San Lio in Haberdashery, was the sale of prints and engravings, intaglio reproductions of important works of art and maps, while his activities as a publisher of books is fragmented and delayed in time. At the "Pyramid" is also sold books on spicy, like the sonnets printed by Domenico Zenoi, which earned him the payment of a fine: 10 ducats to the author and owner of 5 ducats a library. Camocio was one of the largest publishers of maps of the sixteenth century, all produced in a laboratory chalcographic definitely its own. Although it is very difficult to determine precisely how many cards you collected and managed to produce and print, because of the ease with which, over time, they falsified the names of authors, publishers, and dates were changed. However, the presence of his name in many papers and his demands for privilege testify to his busy schedule. Subjects taken by great artists such as Titian and Michelangelo, views of cities, fortresses and maps, for the realization of which were called to work as evidenced by the signatures on the cards, engravers and cartographers of the value of Domenico Zenoi (Zenoni), Donato and Ferdinand (Ferdinand) Bertelli, Paolo Furlani (Forlani) and Giacomo Gastaldi.
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