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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 16 th and early 19 th 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 16 th to the 18 th 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 Bookshelf |
