Details
The Battle of Zonchio (Navarino). Woodcut coloured using stencils, Italy, ca. 1499. An impression of this print was part of the now-lost collection of Ferdinand Columbus (1488-1539), son of Christopher Columbus. The battle shown here was fought in August 1499 off Zonchio, north of Navarino (Peloponnese). The combatants were a Turkish vessel commanded by Kemal Ali (shown standing on the deck of his ship), and two Venetian vessels commanded by Antonio Loredan and Albano d'Armer. The Turks were victorious; Loredan was killed when his ship was burnt, and Armer was taken as a prisoner to Istanbul, where he was sawn into pieces on the order of Bajazet II. This is possibly the first print of an actual naval battle. 548 x 800 mm. PD 1932,0709.1.
Location:
British Museum, London, Great Britain
Photo Credit:
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference:
ART469834
Image size:
3072 X 2217 px
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