ARTICLES

We Shall Die Alone: The deathbed ritual in 17th- and 18th-century Maltese imagery
Christian Attard highlights the portrayal of death in various local paintings

Melitensia Curios
William Zammit

Somewhere between the Flesh and the Spirit
Sarah Chircop and Giulia Privitelli discuss the points of contact and departure of the works of the two Spanish masters, Pablo Picasso and Joan Miró, shortly to be exhibited at The Grandmaster's Palace in Valletta

A Governor's Commission: The collaboration between Governor Le Marchant and artist Luigi Aspetti
Christopher Grech elaborates further on the connection between the Governor and this artist

My Favourite Object
Gerald Montanaro Gauci

The Architectural Legacy of the Knights of St John
George A. Said-Zammit surveys the changes in domestic layouts that were brought about as a consequence of the arrival of the Knights of St John

18th-Century Pipe Organs in Malta and Gozo
Hugo Agius Muscat discusses some notable examples found on our islands

New Light on the Death of Torgut Rais
Bruce Ware Allen

The Cover

The Titular Painting of Our Lady of Liesse
Amy Sciberras

Bookshelf

Cultural Calendar
Cecilia Xuereb