Zündt, Mathis, Germany, Portrait of Jean Parisot de La Valette, Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, verso lower left - stamped, This portrait of Jean Parisot de La Valette honors this Grand Master of the Knights of Malta. Half-length portrait with armor standing behind a balustrade. An angel holds a laurel wreath above his head. In 1565 Valetta had successfully defended Malta from an attack by the Turks. In 1566 he immediately began building fortifications on Malta and these activities are depicted in the print. The sitter's gaze is directed towards the sky above the landscape where Christ appears in a halo as Salvator Mundi. Above the print is a German prayer in two lines from the Lord's Prayer. Below the portrait the man is honoured in three lines of Latin text and a German line., print, prints, verso middle - stamped, height 262 mm, width 190 mm, German, 1498 - 1572-02-25, print maker, printmaker, 1566 - 1566, third quarter 16th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception,