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Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt is painted in 1608 as Caravaggio’s image of the Grand Master who admitted him to the Order

Malta knighthood July 1608 neighbours this. In the causal graph this event strengthens Social Cohesion, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.

Sources: [1][2]

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Later Louvre display is carrier.

Context

Malta knighthood July 1608 neighbours this. Expulsion follows months later.

Caravaggio’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Knights Hospitaller court culture; armour as office display.

Why it matters

A Grand Master portrait seals patron-client cohesion inside the Order.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Caravaggio

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.4 · verified

    Named painter of the Grand Master’s portrait. Wignacourt as sitter-patron.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactPortrait of Alof de Wignacourt is painted in 1608 as Caravaggio’s image of the Grand Master who admitted him to the Order
    2. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
    3. strengthensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Improving path

    impact weight 0.45 · Effect from 1 July 1608 · verified

    A dated Grand Master portrait is a limited cohesion path.

    • Having a say in government

      via Social Cohesion

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.2 (weight 0.45 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Social Cohesion

      Better

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.2 (weight 0.45 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Britannica — CaravaggioEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Met Heilbrunn — Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) and His FollowersMetropolitan Museum of Art · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Britannica and Louvre/Order narratives place the Wignacourt armour portrait in the 1608 Malta admission season.

Britannica and Met narratives independently place the Wignacourt portrait in the 1608 Malta file.

Established: 1608 Wignacourt portrait in the biography/museum narrative. Not established: day precision.

Caravaggio did not file a later UNESCO form, a later Loeb colophon, or a later museum label as a personal act.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorCaravaggio
  2. contributed toFactPortrait of Alof de Wignacourt is painted in 1608 as Caravaggio’s image of the Grand Master who admitted him to the Order
  3. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt is painted in 1608 as Caravaggio’s image of the Grand Master who admitted him to the Order. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/cv-wignacourt-portrait-1608

https://factrail.ai/facts/cv-wignacourt-portrait-1608

Accessed 16 October 2026.

By the Factrail desk · Method: how we source and score · Last reviewed

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