About 20 results for ‘Maltese cross’
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Maltese cross
The Maltese cross, also known as the Amalfi cross, is identified as the symbol of an order of Christian warriors known as the Knights Hospitaller or Knights of Malta, and through them came to be identified with the Mediterranean island of Malta, of which it is a national symbol. The Maltese cross was depicted on the two mils coin in the old Maltese currency and is now shown on the back of the one and two Euro coins, introduced in January 2008. In the mid 16th century, when the Knights were at Malta, the familiar design now known as the "Maltese Cross" became associated with the island. The first evidence for Maltese Cross on Malta appears on the 2 Tarì and 4 Tarì Copper coins of the Grand Master Jean de la Vallette-Parisot (Grand Master 1557-1568). The 2 and 4 Tarì Copper coins are dated 1567. This provides a date for the introduction of the Maltese Cross. The cross is eight-pointed and has the form of four "V"-shaped elements joined together at their tips, so that each arm has two points. Its design is based on crosses used since the First Crusade. It is also the modern symbol of Amalfi, a small Italian republic of the 11th century.
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- Designation:
- sautoir
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- Portrayed subject:
- Armour
- Crown (headgear)
- Flag
- Maltese cross
- Sceptre
- Snake
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- pendentif à pampilles | émail bressan
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- Portrayed subject:
- Maltese cross
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- Date:
- 19th century
- 20th century
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- Artist(s):
- Joseph Boze
Louis-Antoine d'Artois, duc d'Angoulême (1775-1844), arbo...
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême
- Maltese cross
- Order (honour)
- Order of the Holy Spirit
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Pier Leone Ghezzi
L'évêque tient le livre qui sera enterré sous la première...
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Book
- Bookbinding
- Maltese cross
- Mitre
- Pope Benedict XIII
- Prehensility
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- Date:
- 17th century
- 18th century
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Homme en buste
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Beard
- Headgear
- Maltese cross
- Man
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- Date:
- 18th century
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Panneau aux armes de France
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- Field(s):
- Tapestry
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cornucopia
- Crown (headgear)
- Flower
- Flower bouquet
- Hand
- Lilium
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- Date:
- 18th century
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Portrait de Cigoli
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Architect
- Compass (drafting)
- Fur
- Knights Hospitaller
- Maltese cross
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 17th century
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Dragons (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ceramic
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- Portrayed subject:
- Antwerp
- Barracks
- Constantine, Algeria
- Crown (headgear)
- Flag
- Helmet
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- Date:
- 19th century
- Louis Philippe I
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- Artist(s):
- Eugène Fromentin
Malbrough (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ceramic
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bed
- Crown (headgear)
- Death
- Maltese cross
- Necklace
- Sadness
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Portrait de Nicolas de Boutault de Russy
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cannon
- Crown (headgear)
- Flag
- Garland
- Maltese cross
- Man
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- Date:
- 18th century
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Denier de Thierry, évêque de Verdun
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- Field(s):
- Middle Ages
- Numismatics
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- Portrayed subject:
- Maltese cross
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- Date:
- 11th century
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Denier de Thierry, évêque de Verdun
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- Field(s):
- Middle Ages
- Numismatics
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- Portrayed subject:
- Maltese cross
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- Date:
- 11th century
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Galerie historique de Versailles, Portrait de Villiers de...
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- Portrayed subject:
- Armour
- Knights Hospitaller
- Maltese cross
- Man
- Portrait
- Sword
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Étienne-Jehandier Desrochers
J.F. Bailly de Chambray
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cuirass
- Maltese cross
- Man
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 18th century
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Plat aux têtes de lion
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- Field(s):
- Ceramic
- Decorative arts
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- Portrayed subject:
- Crown (headgear)
- Flower
- Frieze
- Garland
- Lion
- Maltese cross
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- Date:
- 18th century
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