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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
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