/internal/media/dispatcher/6006/fullAllegory of the Order St John of Jerusalem [Anonymous]AnonymousAn allegory representing a putto on the foreground of the picture plane, wearing a blue sash and holding a large flag of the Order; on a field red, a white cross. He stands on a domed shield, next to a dagger with a lion pommel. The Ottoman flag, on a field red a black crescent, is visible in the background. Other significant iconographical symbols observed underneath the putto include an Ottoman turban, two cannons, and a green and a pink flags in the background. The background receeds into a light blue colour representing the sky, with clouds. The painting was potentially part of a larger rendition, and probably symbolises the achievements of the Order of St. John over the Ottomans.Art / Paintingshttps://emuseum.heritagemalta.mt/objects/572/rdf