St. Paul's Cathedral Museum (Medina)
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Location, Medina (Mdina), Malta
The cathedral museum was founded in 1897 in some rooms adjacent to the temple, in 1969 it was moved to the former archbishopric of Pjazza tal-Arċisqof or Misraħ l-Arċisqof, opposite the side entrance of the cathedral. The seminar in Baroque style it was built between 1733 and 1742 by the architect Giovanni Barbara, after his death, Andrea Belli took over the direction of the works.
The collections held include works of art consisting of collections of coins, liturgical silver, religious vestments and some woodcuts by Albrecht Dürer.
- XNUMXth century, Retable of San Paolo, polyptych depicting St. Paul enthroned and 12 scenes, work attributed to the workshop of Luis Borassa. The scenes describe the Conversion on the road to Damascus, Baptism, Dispute with Porcio Festo, Travel by sea to Rome e Shipwreck on the Maltese coast, The miracle of the viper, Healing of Publius's father, Evangelization of Eutychius of Troas, Evangelization of Patroclus in Rome, beheading, Veneration at the tomb, Virgin with Child in the upper bezel, Three Saints or Sant'Agata, San Pietro and Santa Caterina d'Alessandria in the central predella.[13] Work originally kept on the high altar.
- 1698, Annunciation, painted on canvas, by Mattia Preti.
- 1510, Christ the Redeemer among Apostles, predella, by Salvo d'Antonio.
(Source: wikipedia)
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