| CODE | ART2020 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Art in Malta 2: From the Early Knights’ Period to the Plague of 1676 | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Art and Art History | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The lectures in this study-unit are organised in such a way to acquaint the student with the Hospitaller Knights of St John of Jerusalem and their history, organisation and raison d'être. They provide information on the foundation of the Order and its early history in Jerusalem, Cyprus, and Rhodes. Special importance is given to their treasure of works of art and relics and reliquaries that they brought with them to Malta. This unit will go on to investigate the impact of the Order on Malta’s cultural landscape; the momentous changes that were brought to Malta because of the Order’s presence here and the artists who were brought to Malta on account of the Order’s presence, Paladini, Caravaggio, Lionello Spada, amongst others. The period under discussion will stretch all the way up till the plague of 1675-76 which in its own way was to introduce its own momentous changes. Study-Unit Aims: The aim of the study-unit is to make the student appreciate the important changes happening upon Malta’s cultural landscape due to the presence of the Order. The other momentous event that will be investigated that similarly brought important cultural change will be the plague of 1675-76 Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - have the necessary background information to an informed knowledge of a Hospitaller and Sovereign Military Order that shaped the artistic destiny of Malta. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - have the necessary skills to better appreciate the well informed artistic patronage of the Knights of St John from its early phase until well into the 17th century. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - M. Buhagiar, Essays on the Knights of St. John and Art and Architecture in Malta 1500-1798. - J. Azzopardi, ed., The Order’s Early Legacy in Malta, Malta, 1989. - C. Attard, The Art of Dying Well, Malta 2022. - K. Sciberras, Baroque Painting in Malta, Malta 2009. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Christian Attard |
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