Antoine de Favray (1706-1792). French painter. The Blessed Gerard receiving Godfrey of Bouillon. An episode from the history of the Order of Saint John, 1757. The scene takes place inside the Hospital (the Sacra Infermeria) of the Order where the Knights are tending the sick. National Museum of Fine Arts. Valletta. Malta.

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