Tunis and La Goletta under Siege, 1574
Tunis and La Goletta under Siege, 1574
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The artwork
The Turkish galleys at the bottom are firing on La Goletta, the Spanish fortress guarding the channel to Tunis: this is the siege of summer 1574, and the plate came out in Cologne the following year. You receive it printed on handmade Amalfi paper, in a handmade frame.
- The 1574 siege of La Goletta, with the Turkish galleys, Tunis and the ruins of Carthage.
- Above a desk or in a library, the battle brings the whole wall to life.
- A gift for anyone who has been to Tunis or loved Don Quixote.
In command of the fleet, alongside Sinan Pasha, was a Calabrian: Giovanni Dionigi Galeni, born in Le Castella, captured by corsairs and chained to the oar, later grand admiral of the Sultan under the name of Uluç Ali, known to Italians as Occhialì. La Goletta, in Spanish hands since 1535, fell at the end of August; the new fort facing Tunis surrendered in September. Cervantes put that summer into Don Quixote: it is recalled by a Christian captive forced to row, who also mentions the little fort in the middle of the lagoon.
The view is in the second volume of the Civitates orbis terrarum by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg, engraved on copper. Tunis lies in the background, below the city the star-shaped new fort, then the great lagoon; on the right, the Turkish tents and the ruins of ancient Carthage. At bottom right, an inscription in Latin verse encourages Philip II and ends with a piece of advice: make peace with the Belgians, that is, with the rebel Low Countries, to have an ally against the Turks. The copy reproduced here belongs to the David Rumsey Map Collection.
On a desk or in a library, it is a gift for anyone who has been to Tunis or has loved Don Quixote. And the galleys are still firing, while La Goletta holds.
Unique quality material
Print on handmade Amalfi paper
Sheet size: 40 x 60 cm (15.7 x 23.6 in)
With frame: 42 x 62 cm (16.5 x 24.4 in)
Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges
Frame: dark brown with gold fillet, handmade, with glass
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