Battle of Lepanto

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Three battles have been known as the Battle of Lepanto:

• Battle of Lepanto (1499) during the Ottoman-Venetian Wars
• Battle of Lepanto (1500) during the Ottoman-Venetian Wars
• Battle of Lepanto (1571) defeat of the Ottoman fleet by a Christian alliance

An earlier battle near modern Lepanto was called the Battle of Naupactus (429 BC).

Four paintings entitled the Battle of Lepanto are all of the 1571 Battle:

• the Battle of Lepanto by Paolo Veronese in the Doge's Palace in Venice
• the Battle of Lepanto by Andrea Vicentino in the Doge's Palace in Venice
• the Battle of Lepanto by an unknown artist (shown right)
• the Battle of Lepanto by Carpoforo Tencala in the Dominikanerkirche in Vienna (1676)

See also the disambiguation page for Lepanto