Discovery of Neptune painting in National Museum of Archaeology
A painting discovered behind a blocked arch at the Gran Salon within the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta has been confirmed as an image of Neptune, the Roman God of the Sea, following a conservation project held by Heritage Malta with Bank of Valletta’s (BOV) support. The painting, which sees the god hold a trident in […]
What’s on in Malta and Gozo this week: May 15 to 21
Check out the highlights of events taking place on the Maltese islands in the coming days, in the Music, Film, Visual Art and Miscellaneous categories, by The Times of Malta: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/malta-gozo-week-15-21.1031567
Mattia Preti’s masterpiece Boethius and Philosophy returns to Malta after 100 years
After over a hundred years of it being missing from Malta, the famous Mattia Preti masterpiece, named Boethius and Philosophy, will be returning to the island. The Maltese Government acquired the 17th century oil on canvas painting for the sum of €1.3 million after it had disappeared mysteriously from the Grandmaster’s Palace at the end of […]