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]]> Painting of the Battle of Lepanto (1663-1665), commissioned for the Chapel of the Rosary in the Convent of Santo Domingo (Murcia), where it remains today. Painted by Juan de Toledo, an artist who specialised in naval scenes, and Mateo Gilarte, who was commissioned to paint the image of the Virgin and Child and the four medals of the protagonists of the battle: Philip II, John of Austria, Pius V and Ali Baya.

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