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The National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta

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Located in the sumptuous “Admiralty House”, a former residence of the Commander in chief of the British Mediterranean Fleet, the museum hosts some of the most significant works by Mattia Preti, not to mention works by Turner, Guido Reni and Ribera and the best of Maltese artistic output from the 15th century to the present day. The building served originally as residence to successive knights of the Order of St John. It was later rebuilt during the 1760s by Fra Ramon de Sousa y Silva. During the early 19th century the palace was home to Louis-Charles of Orleans, Comte de Beaujolais during his brief stay on the island followed shortly by his demise

Dom

enico

Tin

tore

tto (1

518

– 159

4)

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r

Pedro Nunez de Villavicencio (1640-1695)

Portrait of Bali Soler

The largest collection of works by the renowned Southern Italian artist Mattia Preti (1613-1699) on display in any public museum

Mattia Preti (1613-1699) -The Sermon of St John the Baptist -self-portrait-in the church of San Domenico in Taverna

Mattia Preti (1613-1699)

Young St John the Baptist wearing the Habit of the Order

Mattia Preti (1613-1699)Drunkenness of Noah

Mattia Preti (1613-1699)

Baptism of Christ

Mattia Preti (1613-1699)Lot and his Daughters

Mattia Preti (1613-1699)St Bartholomew

Mattia Preti (1613-1699)Denial of Saint Peter

Mattia Preti (1613-1699)The Ethernal Father

Mattia Preti (1613-1699)St Zacharias

Mattia Preti (1613-1699)St Paul the Hermit

Mattia Preti (1613-1699)Portrait of St. Augustine

Mattia Preti (1613-1699)Martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Mattia Preti (1613-1699)Martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Mattia Preti (1613-1699)The martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria (the church of Santa Caterina d’Italia, in Valletta)

Preti has numerous altar pieces and other paintings in many of Malta and Gozo's oldest churches

Preti has numerous altar pieces and other paintings in many of Malta and Gozo's oldest churches

Mattia Preti (1613-1699)Having been made a Knight of Grace in the Order of St John, he visited the order’s headquarters in Malta in 1659 and spent most of the remainder of his life there.

Mattia Preti (1613-1699)Doubting of Saint Thomas

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Mattia Preti (1613-1699)Christ at the Pillar

Gius

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(159

1 – 1

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17th century Neapolitan School St John the Baptist

Pietro Francesco Papaleo

(c.1642-1718) Saint Luke

17th century Flemish school Portrait of a man Venetian school 16 century

Melchiorre Gafa (1636 - 1667)

Bozzettto for St Thomas of

Villanova (Church of S.Agostino,

Rome)

17th century Unknown Northern European Artist Heraclitus

Francesco Beccaruzzi (c.1492-1562)

Portrait of a man

Unknown Venetian artist 17th century Adam and Eva

Guid

o Re

ni (1

575-

1642

) Ch

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Giovanni Baglione (1573-1644) Martyrdom of St Agatha

Saint Agatha of Sicily (born: 231 AD - died: 251 AD) is a Christian saint and virgin martyress. Her memorial is on 5 February. Agatha was born at Catania, Sicily, and she was martyred in approximately 251. She is one of seven women, who along with the Blessed Virgin Mary, are commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass.She is the patron saint of Catania, Molise, Malta, San Marino and Zamarramala, a municipality of the Province of Segovia in Spain. She is also the patron saint of breast cancer patients, martyrs, wet nurses, bell-founders, bakers, fire, earthquakes, and eruptions of Mount Etna.

Giovanni Baglione (1573-1644) Martyrdom of St Agatha

Andrea Vaccaro (1598-1670) Beheading of St John the Baptist

National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta

Jaco

po B

assa

no (1

510–

159

2)

St Je

rom

e

Giuseppe d'Arena (c. 1633-1719) Roman Charity

Giovanni de Rosa known as Pacecco de

Rosa (1607-1656)

St John the Baptist

Circle of Francesco Noletti also known as Il

Maltese (c.1611-1654)

Still life

Antonello Gagini (1478 - 1536)

Bernardo Licino (c.1489-1565)

Portrait of a musicianStef

ano

Erar

di (1

630-

1716

) Por

trait

of a

n Ec

clesia

stic

16th

cen

tury

Unk

nown

Spa

nish

Arti

st

A fe

mal

e Sa

int

Bern

ardo

Stro

zzi (

1581

– 164

4)

Portr

ait o

f a L

ady

Giov

anni

Bal

ducc

i (c.

1560

-160

9)

St Jo

hn th

e Ba

ptist

Pre

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the

Wild

erne

ss

16th

cen

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Maltese artist 17th century

Exterior view of St John's

Cathedral, Valletta

Theodor Van Thulden (1606-1669) Allegory of the city of Antwerp

Balthasar Van Beschey (1708-1776) The Studio

Balthasar Van Beschey (1708-1776)

The Money-Changer's Study

Balthasar Van Beschey (1708-1776) The Money-Changer's Study

Sant

i di T

ito (1

536-

1602

) Po

rtrai

t of a

Chi

ld

Early 16th century Unknown Artist The Assumption of the Virgin

Stefano Erardi (1630-1716) Mater Dolorosa

Stefano Erardi (1630-1716) Christ Child

Pier

re M

igna

rd (1

612-

1695

) Th

e Kn

ight

of M

alta

Jean

Jaqu

es II

Cor

don

d'Ev

ieu

Stef

ano

Erar

di (1

630-

1716

) Sa

nta

Rosa

lia

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