Maltese Art
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The art of native Maltese artists underwent a vigorous rebirth in the course of the 17th Century thanks to direct contacts with a number of worthy continental artists - a slow but accelerating process culminating in the excited flourish... more
The first publication revealing exclusive information about the origins of the statue of Our Lady of the Rosary found in the parish church of St Catherine in Żurrieq, Malta
A book published to mark the 175th anniversary of the arrival of the titular statue of the Assumption of Our Lady in the parish church of Imqabba. The publication includes the contracts made for the statue with the sculptor Alessandro... more
A two-part feature covering the 20th Century history of modern art in Malta, largely coeval with the attainment of political sovereignty. This awakening burst forth from the people's cultural and social groundwork, largely untouched by... more
Art in Malta had a slow evolution throughout the Middle Ages, quickening in the late 15th into the 16th Century. A rare renaissance of native Maltese art was eventually attained in the 17th Century thanks to a social fusion of immigrant... more
This study first published in 1983, had been intended to serve as an introduction for a seventeenth and eighteenth century Marian art held at the Cathedral museum, Mdina, between the 8 and 22 September 1983. The contribution had aimed... more
The brief course of Anton Inglott's artistic career, the presumption of his orthodox formation, and the conformity of his thematic program has wholly obscured the distinct uniqueness of his spirit. At the age of twenty three, Inglott... more
The history of the statue of Our Lady of Carmel found in the parish church of St Catherine in Żurrieq. This statue turns 175 years in 2017
In the early sixties, a British-American company with the name of ‘Mediterranean Industries’ set up a weaving workshop with the specific aim of producing high-end original rya rugs designed by established European artists. Tadek Beutlich,... more
The Maltese painter Giuseppe Cali' (b. 1846) gravitated to the Naples' Istituto di Belle Arti in his youth at a time of political upheaval leading to the unification of Italy. This upheaval did not spare that respected institution from... more
The art of some artists has significance and meaning which is not revealed at once but throughout the passage of time. Undoubtedly, one of the most versatile artists in Malta is Charles Cassar who continuously experiments with new... more
Louis Laganà pays tribute to Ġanni Bonnici who passed away in August 2019
The megaliths of Malta are a remarkable feat of engineering predating their better-known counterparts of Stonehenge in the west and the Egyptian pyramids to the east. Although far from ignored they have yet to benefit from the detailed... more
Newly discovered details related to the origin of the gold-guilt wooden antependium ("paliotto") of the altar of the Holy Rosary in the parish church of the Assumption of Mary in Imqabba. The date of manufacture is published for the first... more
This painting is proposed as an emblematic self-portrait of the artist.
Frank Stella travelled to Malta in February 1983, just a few months before he started delivering the Charles Eliot Norton lectures at Harvard University. The bastions and the concentration of military architecture in the Grand Harbour... more
Maltese Artist: Liliana Fleri Soler Art Exhibition
An analysis of the requests made by the Confraternity of St Roque founded at the Parish of St Catherine of Alexandria in Żurrieq to have a statue of their patron commissioned. The study publishes for the first time the documents and their... more
The "behind the scenes" account of the restoration and conservation of four priceless paintings found in the parish church of the Assumption of the Virgin in Imqabba. These are the titular painting of the Assumption of the Virgin, the... more
This article discusses in detail the request made by the parish priest of St Julian's Rev. Joseph Xerri to H.G. Bishop Peter Pace to accept the donation of the titular statue of St Julian by Count Salvatore Mattei. This request was... more
BOOK REVIEW DIBUJO Y ORNAMENTO by SERRAO - PEREIRA (Artis. Revista de História da Arte e Ciências do Património, s. II, III (october 2015), pp. 142-143)