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Keywords: Philip II offering Fernando to Victory.png Battle of Lepanto in 1571 and the birth shortly afterwards of a male heir to King Philip II of Spain Don Fernando which were both seen as signs of God's favour The battle is shown in the background and a bound and defeated Turk at Philip's feet An angel descends from heaven bearing a palm branch with a motto for Fernando who is held up by Philip Majora tibi may you achieve greater deeds Titian died in 1576 and Prince Fernando in 1578 Lepanto effectively ended Ottoman ambitions in the western Mediterranean Reference Robert Enggass and Jonathan Brown Italian and Spanish Art 1600 “1750 Sources and Documents Evanston IL Northwestern University Press 1992 ISBN 0810110652 p 213 Niccolò Capponi Victory of the West The Story of the Battle of Lepanto London Macmillan 2006 ISBN 9781405045889 creator Titian 1572 “75 200px PD-old-100 Philip II of Spain offering Fernando to Victory
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