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Death Of Dragut
''Death of Dragut'' is an oil painting by the Maltese artist Giuseppe Calì, from 1867. It depicts the death of the Ottoman general Dragut during the Great Siege of Malta in 1565. Description It measures 225 x 170 cm, and is in the collection of MUŻA in Valletta, Malta. Analysis The painting was Calì's signature work. It depicts the episode during the Great Siege of Malta, when the Muslim Commander Dragut was fatally wounded. During bombardment of Fort St. Elmo, in June 1565, a shot from Fort St. Angelo, across the Grand Harbour, struck the ground close to the Turkish battery. However, conflicting views exist which hold that the fatal siege fire originated from within the Ottoman Encampment. The painting shows the influence of Domenico Morelli, and Eugène Delacroix Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix ( , ; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school.Noon, Patric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Calì
Giuseppe Calì (14 August 1846 – 1 March 1930) was a Maltese painter of Italian descent. Biography Born in Valletta, Calì was baptised at the Dominican Parish Church of Porto Salvo, one of the seven offsprings of the artist and musician Raffaele Calì, set designer at the Royal Theatre,Dominic Cutajar"The 19th Cent. Realism of Giuseppe Calì (1846-1930) - an artistic sway that lasted 50 years" in: ''Giuseppe Calì'', edit. Edwin A. Camilleri, pub. Malta 1991 and of mezzosoprano Giovanna Padiglione. His parents, who were from Naples, had moved to British Malta in 1840.Michelle Marie GaleaGiuseppe Calì’s Private Works – The Man And Artist ''weconnect'' At age 19, in 1865, thanks to the generosity of the merchant William Stephen Eynaud, Calì moved to Naples to further his artistic formation at the Accademia di Belle Arti, where he studied under neoclassicist Giuseppe Mancinelli (1812-1875). Rather than following Mancinelli's style, the young Calì was attracted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |