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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/66933| Title: | The conservation and restoration of the oldest titular statue of the Maltese Island : Senglea’s 17th century effigy of Maria Bambina |
| Authors: | Lupo, Valentina Zenzani, Maria Grazia |
| Keywords: | Processional statues -- Conservation and restoration -- Malta -- Senglea -- 21st century Nativity of Mary -- Processional statues -- Malta -- Senglea Collegiate Basilica of the Nativity of Mary (Senglea, Malta) Sculpture -- Conservation and restoration -- Malta -- Senglea Processional statues -- Malta -- Senglea -- History Processional statues -- Conservation and restoration -- Methodology Atelier del Restauro (Firm) |
| Issue Date: | 2018 |
| Publisher: | Senglea : Kummissjoni Festi Esterni Marija Bambina |
| Citation: | Lupo, V., & Zenzani, M. G. (2018). The conservation and restoration of the oldest titular statue of the Maltese Island : Senglea’s 17th century effigy of Maria Bambina. Marija Bambina Senglea, festa 2018, 44-45. |
| Abstract: | The statue of Our Lady widely known as Senglea's Maria Bambina is an important work of art national artistic heritage, venerated in the Sanctuary Basilica dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, its origins go back to almost 400 years ago. The figure was donated to the parish church of Senglea in the early 17th century. According to tradition and a source, found on a manuscript document in the archives of the parish, the statue was found floating in the sea together with a wreckage from a galleon. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/66933 |
| Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCFAScu |
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