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Name of Object:

View of Valletta from Fort Manoel (Malta)

Name in original language:

Veduta di La Valletta dal Forte Emanuele (Malta)

Location:

Rome, Italy

Holding Institution:

National Gallery of Modern Art (GNAM)

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Holding Institution (original language):

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (GNAM)

Date of Object:

1843

Author:

Filippo Palizzi (1818, Vasto (Chieti)-1899, Naples)

Inventory Number:

inv. 1717/4

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

31.5 x 48 cm

Provenance:

Italy

Description:

Filippo Palizzi came from a numerous family and along with his three brothers, all painters, introduced in Italy a realistic style of painting which breaks away from academic tradition of religious, mythological or history painting. He depicts real landscapes, people and animals. Filippo Palizzi painted The view of Valletta from Forte Emanuele during his long travel through Moldavia, Turkey, Greece and Malta. In Naples he was the director of the Academy of Fine Art and also worked at the organisation of the schools of industrial arts.

Additional Copyright Information:

Copyright image: Soprintendenza alla Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea.

Citation of this web page:

Marina Minozzi "View of Valletta from Fort Manoel (Malta)" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;it;156;en

Prepared by: Marina Minozzi
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: IT2 014

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