# The Siege of Buda, 1686

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GEFFELS, Frans](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/geffels-frans-r4cb77fb75325df>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on canvas

## Commentary

Prints and pamphlets showing the repulsion of Turks and the sieges of cities and castles in the late seventeenth century were distributed across Europe. A print by Justus van den Nypoort was the source of the painting by Geffels who received the commission from Duke Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga in Mantua.

## Attribution

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