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dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-20T07:22:56Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-11-20T07:22:56Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1984 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Borg, E. V. (1984). Priceless polyptych at Mdina Cathedral (part two). Civilization, 18, 486-489. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/48749 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The polyptych in the Cathedral Museum, restored to its former splendour by Samuel Bugeja is made up of a main panel and ten smaller pieces which make up the predella. The word polyptych means 'many folds' as the lateral pieces fold on to the main panel. The latter depicts St. Paul enthroned in majesty, sword in one hand, his letters bound in vellum in the other. Eight panels are narrative scenes from the life of the saint. They respectively convey the conversion, the baptism, Paul before Festus, the arrival and shipwreck on our Island, the shaking of the viper into the fire, healing the father of Publius, the raising of Eutychus from the dead in Troas (Acts Ch. 20. L. 9), the beheading and burial. Another panel in the form of a triptych represents St. Peter in glory flanked by St. Agatha and St. Catherine of Alexandria. Of special artistic importance is the last panel crowning the polyptych with the Madonna enthroned, surrounded with choirs of angles playing musical instruments. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Gulf Publishing Ltd. | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Religious art -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Polyptychs -- Malta -- Mdina | en_GB |
dc.subject | Church buildings | en_GB |
dc.subject | Christian art and symbolism | en_GB |
dc.title | Priceless polyptych at Mdina Cathedral (part two) | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | N/A | en_GB |
dc.publication.title | Civilization : an Encyclopedia on Maltese Civilization, History and Contemporary Arts | en_GB |
dc.contributor.creator | Borg, E. V. | - |
Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCFAPai |
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