Destruction of the Turkish Fleet in the Bay of Chesme | Jacob Philipp Hackert | 1771 14th Century Diefenbach turns the rescue itself

Diefenbach turns the rescue itself into a symbol of human vulnerability—where hope

The snow laden terrain contrasts beautifully with the vibrant

Surrounded by demons and shadowed figures

Created in the late 19th or early 20th century

the scene combines Gothic fantasy with allegory

Destruction of the Turkish Fleet in the Bay of Chesme | Jacob Philipp Hackert | 1771 14th Century Diefenbach turns the rescue itselfThe Destruction of the Turkish Fleet in the Bay of eme (Battle of eme) was a dramatic naval climax of the Russo Turkish War of 17681774, fought between 57 July 1770 in the Aegean Sea near the Ottoman port of eme on the western coast of Anatolia. A Russian squadron under Count Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov and Admiral Grigory Spiridov, though outnumbered by the larger Ottoman fleet commanded by Mandalzade Hsameddin Pasha, aggressively engaged the Turks,