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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/28707| Title: | From a rural livelihood to a cosmopolitan vocation : tracing the origins of the Gafa' family |
| Other Titles: | Melitensium amor : festschrift in honour of Dun Gwann Azzopardi |
| Authors: | Mercieca, Simon |
| Keywords: | Gafa, Lorenzo, 1639-1703 Gafa, Melchiorre, 1636-1667 Sculptors -- Malta -- 17th century |
| Issue Date: | 2002 |
| Publisher: | Gutenberg Press |
| Citation: | Mercieca, S. (2002). From a rural livelihood to a cosmopolitan vocation : tracing the origins of the Gafa' family. In L. Bugeja, T. Cortis & T. Freller (Eds.), Melitensium amor : festschrift in honour of Dun Gwann Azzopardi (pp. 278-288). Malta: Gutenberg Press. |
| Abstract: | This paper, traces the childhood of the Maltese artists Melchiorre and his brother Lorenzo Gafa' and explores their family background. It discusses their ancestry, and tries to establish an exact date of birth for both artists in Malta. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/28707 |
| ISBN: | 9993201731 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacArtHis |
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