/library/oar/handle/123456789/7783 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:52:15 GMT 2026-11-06T14:52:15Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/148623 Title: Pietro Paolo Azzopardi : a gifted 19th-century sculptor Abstract: The article details the life, artistic career, and major works of 19th-century Maltese woodcarver and sculptor Pietro Paolo Azzopardi. It highlights his personal background, training under Mariano Gerada, and key contributions to Malta's religious art heritage, including five Holy Week effigies, ships' figureheads, and iconic processional statues such as St George for Victoria, Gozo, the island's first titular statue. Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/148623 2021-03-26T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/148285 Title: Statwi mwielda minn idejn kreattivi waqt li jkanta... Abstract: L-artiklu jippreżenta intervista dettaljata mal-iskultur u lettur tal-Matematika Martin Bezzina Wettinger. Jitkellem dwar kif bdiet l-imħabba tiegħu għall-arti sa minn tfulitu, il-ħanut tiegħu "Bottegin ta' San Martin" il-Belt Valletta, u l-proċess kreattiv tal-ħidma bit-tafal u l-injam. Bezzina Wettinger jiddiskuti r-rabta u l-kreattivit komuni bejn l-iskultura u l-matematika, ir-rilevanza tal-festi u l-istatwi reliġjużi fil-kultura Maltija, l-isfidi finanzjarji u ta' ħin f'din is-sengħa, kif ukoll l-importanza li l-edukazzjoni tal-arti u l-osservazzjoni jiġu msaħħa fl-iskejjel. Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/148285 2025-03-30T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/148283 Title: Is-Sengħa tradizzjonali Maltija tal-iskultura... Abstract: L-artiklu jippreżenta intervista mal-iskultur u għalliem tal-Matematika Martin Bezzina Wettinger, fejn jitkellem dwar il-passjoni tiegħu għall-iskultura tradizzjonali Maltija, ir-relazzjoni bejn l-arti u l-matematika, l-interess tiegħu fil-mużika klassika, u l-importanza li dawn is-snajja' tradizzjonali jiġu mgħallma lill-ġenerazzjonijiet il-ġodda. Sat, 29 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/148283 2025-03-29T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/148244 Title: The restoration of Christ the King Abstract: Joseph Paul Cassar interviews art historian Keith Sciberras and restorer Sante Guido regarding the major conservation project on Antonio Sciortino's Christ the King monument in Floriana. The article details the technical challenges caused by urban pollution and environmental degradation, the scientific cleaning and preservation methods applied, and the monument's historical and artistic significance. Mon, 21 Aug 2000 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/148244 2000-08-21T00:00:00Z