Treasures of Malta Easter 2006 No 35 Vol XII No 2

Treasures of Malta Easter 2006 No 35 Vol XII No 2

ARTICLES

Caravaggio’s St Jerome Writing – An Artistic Appraisal
The great fame of Caravaggio’s The Beheading of St John the Baptist has tended to draw attention from another great work of his also painted and existing in Malta.  Cynthia de Giorgio throws interesting light on this masterpiece

From the Albert Ganado Collection

The Palazzo Falsone at Mdina – An Art Historical Appreciation
Mario Buhagiar highlights the history and architectural significance of one of Malta’s most significant Late Medieval and Early Renaissance patrician houses which is currently undergoing extensive restoration by Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti

Palazzo Falson: Historic House Museum

The Malta Section of the Travel Album of the Revd David Frederick Markham
Antonio Espinosa Rodriguez writes about a recent purchase made by Heritage Malta for the National Collection. It is part of a fascinating travel album compiled and illustrated by Revd David Frederick Markham.  It was acquired in Malta from a Maltese private collection

Maltese Inns, Hostels and Hotels in days of old, Part I
In this first part of his survey of visitors to Malta and the accommodation they found, Thomas Freller, writes about visitors between the late 16th and early 19th centuries

From the Collection of Wolfgang Junker of Hamburg, Germany

Coinage in Malta
In this shortened version of a lecture given at the official opening of a permanent exhibition at the Central Bank of Malta, illustrating the history of Maltese coinage, Joseph C Sammut, dwells on the highlights of a long and sometimes picturesque history

A brief history of window glass in Malta
Giovanni Bonello traces the history of the use of window glass and of glazing in Malta from the late 16th to the 18th centuries

English-language books in Malta during the Knights’ time, Part II
In this second part of his study, William Zammit comments on the many valuable editions of works by English authors in the National Library of Malta, and on the poor state some of them are in.

Neolithic Bodies: New Approaches to Maltese Prehistoric Sculpture
Isabelle Vella Gregory, whose The Human Form in Neolithic Malta caused a stir when published late last year, examines a selection from the wealth of artistic representations of the human body created in Malta

List of Theses submitted in the History of Art programme of the Faculty of Arts, University of Malta, between 1995-2005

Cultural Calendar

Heritage Malta Exhibitions

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