Battle of Lepanto
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Three battles have been known as the Battle of Lepanto:
- Battle of Lepanto (1499) during the Turkish-Venetian Wars
- Battle of Lepanto (1500) during the Turkish-Venetian Wars
- Battle of Lepanto (1571) defeat of the Turkish fleet
Image:Lepanto.jpg An earlier battle near modern Lepanto was called the Battle of Naupactus (429 BC).
Three 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 above)
See also the disambiguation page for Lepanto