Malta : history and works of art of St. John's Church, Valletta

Author

Cutajar, Dominic; Mintoff, Mario (Photographer); Bartolo, Joseph (Contributor)

Document type

Livre

Language

English

Source

col. ill.; 1 plan; bibliogr. ref.; index ; 112 p. ; 1992

Publisher

M.J. Publications, Valletta (mlt)

Publication country

Malta

Abstract (en)

Surveys, in the form of a guided itinerary, the history and decoration of the cathedral complex of S. John, Valletta, built by Gerolamo Cassar in the late 16th c. The vast interior mural painting program (completed 1666) was designed by Mattia Preti.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Malta
• Malta
• Churches
• S. John (cathedral)||Valletta (MLT)
• Art
• Cassar, Girolamo, 1520-ca.1590
• 1500-1600
• Preti, Mattia (Cavalier Calabrese), 1613-1699
• Mural painting
• Architecture
• Italy

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Malte
• Malte
• Eglise [édifice]
• S. John (cathédrale)||Valletta (MLT)
• Art
• Cassar, Girolamo, 1520-v.1590
• 1500-1600
• Preti, Mattia (Cavalier Calabrese), 1613-1699
• Peinture murale
• Architecture
• Italie

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19941001-00349536

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