Section # 20
Famous Maltese Artists Part 2
Three Famous Painters
Envin Cremona (1919-1987) is one Of the best Maltese painters of the twentieth century. He was born in Valletta . He studied in Malta, Rome, London and Paris. His works include:
Among several other works, Cremona has also paintings in the headquarters of the United nations in New York and in the World Health Organization in Geneva.
- Works in Msida Parish Church
- Dome and ceiling of Hamrun Parish Church
- Il-Madonna ta’ l-Avjazzjoni
- Il-Madonna ta’ l-emigranti
- Il-kwadru ta’ l-Annunzjazzjoni fil-Birgu
Among several other works, Cremona has also paintings in the headquarters of the United nations in New York and in the World Health Organization in Geneva.
Esprit Barthet (1919–1999) was an artist born in Valletta, Malta on 6 October 1919. Son of Camillo and Guzeppina Grixti.
He started art studies in Valletta, at the Government School of Arts. He went to Rome where he attended the Regia Accademia di Belle Arti and later to England, at the Academy of Arts in Bath. In the early 1950s he started experimenting with cubism and the abstract. Much of his work can be admired in public places, Government Departments and in many private collections in Malta and abroad.
In 1944, he married Teresa Borg and had six children.
He died on 4 July 1999.
He started art studies in Valletta, at the Government School of Arts. He went to Rome where he attended the Regia Accademia di Belle Arti and later to England, at the Academy of Arts in Bath. In the early 1950s he started experimenting with cubism and the abstract. Much of his work can be admired in public places, Government Departments and in many private collections in Malta and abroad.
In 1944, he married Teresa Borg and had six children.
He died on 4 July 1999.
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571 – 1610) was an Italian Artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque school of painting.
Although he is not Maltese, I wished to include him in this series because he is one of my favorites and he lived in Malta for some time and left several outstanding masterpieces. Here are some paintings of this exceptional artist which are treasured in Malta and in other countries. His main characteristic is the use of darkness and light. His paintings are very realistic. Some critics argue that some paintings attributed to him, may not be his. But in my humble opinion, it is rather difficult to sustain this theory.
Although he is not Maltese, I wished to include him in this series because he is one of my favorites and he lived in Malta for some time and left several outstanding masterpieces. Here are some paintings of this exceptional artist which are treasured in Malta and in other countries. His main characteristic is the use of darkness and light. His paintings are very realistic. Some critics argue that some paintings attributed to him, may not be his. But in my humble opinion, it is rather difficult to sustain this theory.