Treasures Of Malta Summer 2012 No 54 Vol XVIII No 3

Treasures Of Malta Summer 2012 No 54 Vol XVIII No 3

ARTICLES

A refit of Gozo’s Gran Castello
Godwin Vella discusses the developments leading to the late seventeenth-century restoration works on the Castello

Art and Medicine: Medical abnormalities in the Collection of Dürer engravings at the Cathedral Museum in Mdina
Carmel Mallia makes some observations about the physical traits of some of the figures in Dürer’s works

The Conservation of a Flemish Tapestry
Claire Bonavia and Jeanette Huij

St Lawrence Antependium
Lorenzo A. Zahra

A tale of two Giannis
David Dandria debates some interesting facts concerning two paintings that have fascinated him since childhood

Santa Liberata and the bearded female crucifix
Giovanni Bonello explores the background of an enigmatic saint whose relics were brought to Malta in 1751

Treasures from the National Library
Maroma Camilleri

Iconography and Propaganda – The Foundation of the Anglo-Bavarian Langue and its artistic echo in Malta and Bavaria
Thomas Freller discusses Duke Elector Karl Theodor’s portrait at The Palace in Valletta and its connection with the origins of the Anglo-Bavarian Langue

Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum
Joseph Galea Naudi and Martin William Banks

Antoine Camilleri – An artist who defied convention
In this third instalment about pioneers of Modern art in Malta, Joseph Calleja discusses the works of one of our most influential local artists

My favourite object
Robert Attard

Titian’s association with Malta
Madeleine Gera

From the Albert Ganado Collection

Bookshelf

Cultural Calendar
Cecilia Xuereb

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