Treasures of Malta Easter 2007 No 38 Vol XIII No 2

Treasures of Malta Easter 2007 No 38 Vol XIII No 2

ARTICLES

Ivan Forray, a Hungarian noble visits Malta in 1842
Albert Ganado examines a little-known and magnificent travel book by a Hungarian nobleman who visited Malta in 1842

Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum

The Cavalier d’Arpino and the Statutes of Grand Master Verdalle
In this article, Giovanni Bonello establishes that the drawings on which the many plates in the fine editions of the Order of Malta’s statutes issued by the Grand Master Verdalle in the 1580s were based, were the work of Giuseppe Cesari, better known as Il Cavalier D’Arpino

F Brocktorff’s Studies in the art of drawing the Human Face and Figure
Anne Borg Cardona has discovered in The British Library in London a little-known book of drawings by F Brocktorff which is of particular interest in helping us build a clearer picture of the Brocktorff artists in Malta and especially of their early years in lithography

From the Albert Ganado Collection

The Sanctuary of the Virgin in Mellieha and the Knights of St John
Charlene Vella discusses one of the major Marian Shrines of the Maltese Islands and the artistic patronage of the Knights of St John

From “A Series of Views of Malta”

Queen Adelaide in Malta
Michael Galea gives a comprehensive account of Dowager Queen Adelaide’s long visit to Malta during the winter 1838-9

The Order’s resolution to blow up Gozo’s Gran Castello
Godwin Vella examines an episode in the history of Gozo’s main stronghold during the rule of the Order of St John

Maltese Chapbook Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries: Origins and Themes
This is the first part of a pioneer study by William Zammit of the chapbooks, also known as street literature, published in Malta during the last two centuries

Cultural Calendar

Letters to the Editor

Heritage Malta Exhibitions

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