Fresco paintings of the Great Siege La venuta del Gran soccorso. A di 7 Settembre 1565

Arrival of the Turkish Armada. The map of Malta depicts the activity which took place when the Turkish armada arrived off Malta on the 18th May 1565

D'Aleccio's panel shows Don Garcia's Gran Soccorso consisting of ten thousand men disembarking at Ghajn Tuffieha and making their way to Mdina. A moment of great emotion for the forces and a turning point in the Great Siege.