Treasures Of Malta – Easter 2013 No 56 Vol XIX No 2

Treasures Of Malta – Easter 2013 No56 Vol XIX No 2 ARTICLES Vanity, Profanity & Worship: Highlights from the Jewellery Exhibition Francesca Balzan discusses the story behind Patrimonju’s latest exhibition, and focuses on a small selection from the splendid pieces included Treasures from the National Library Maroma Camilleri The earliest lithographs of Charles Frederick de Brocktorff Albert Ganado focuses on six ship portraits of H.M.S. Barham, which were Charles de Brocktorff’s first known dated lithographs Re-Hanging the damaged 1636 Lascaris Bell at St John’s Co-Cathedral Kenneth Cauchi The bust of Jean de Valette in the Museum of the Order of St John Alan Borg makes a case and confirms the attribution of this magnificent bust to Leone Leoni The sad end of Maestro Gianni Christian Attard introduces us to a talented intagliatore whose life ended in tragedy Surnames related to the toponym Malta Mario Cassar From the Albert Ganado Collection Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum Anthony Azzopardi Esprit Barthet: A significant twentieth-century artist and art teacher Nicoline Sagona examines the various periods of this artist’s career, as well as his role as an inspirational educator My Favourite Object Alfred Zahra de Domenico Giovanni Zenatello: The tenor in Malta, his international career and his recorded legacy Richard England