1. Michele Bellanti (1807-1833) Kwadru ieħor sabiħ li juri lil San Elija (1858) fil-Karmnu tal-Mdina u meqjus kapulavur ta’ Michele Bellanti flimkien mal-kwadru l-ieħor tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu, jinsab bħala titular tal-kappella ta’ San Elija. L-unika żewġ kwadri fi knisja minn idejn Bellanti fil-fatt huma dawn it-tnejn. Bellanti kien student prolifiku ta’ Giuseppe Hyzler fil-moviment Nazarenu u […]

Opening Speech Pavel Aleksandrovich Florenskij, aktarx l-ikbar ħassieb u xjenzat Russu tas-Seklu 20… Qassis magħsur u maqtul brutalment flimkien ma’ elf ruħ oħra mir- Reġim Bolxevista ta’ Stalin li fuq il-linji Marxisti u Leninjani kien jemmen li l-fidi u r-reliġjon huma oppju u torta fl-arja, jipprofetizza li ż-żmien il-ġdid, il-ġejjieni, se jkun ritorn lejn iż-Żminijiet tan-Nofs. B’xorti ħażina, […]

Bodies of Text Good evening. It is a pleasure for us to welcome you all at the Carmelite Priory for the inauguration of Gordon Pace Flores’ Bodies of text in this beautifully austere Carmelite cloister. Although I have no intention of repeating what’s written in the brochure, I will start my short reflection by quoting the de-scription: The […]