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A GIFT OF GLORY
from Artpaper London #01
by Artpaper
Exhibiting the Tapestries at St John’s Co-Cathedral,Valletta
The St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation is delighted to announce that The Set of Tapestries are exhibited at St John’s Co-Cathedral until the 24th of June, after an extensive restoration process that lasted 16 years at De Wit Laboratories in Belgium. The last time they were displayed was during Pope St John Paul II’s visit to Malta in 1990.
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The set of tapestries was commissioned by Grand Master Ramon y Perellos upon his election in 1697 and consists of 29 pieces depicting the Triumph of the Roman Catholic Church, scenes from the life of Christ and the twelve apostles. The majority of the tapestries were based on cartoons by the renowned artist Peter Paul Rubens and woven in Brussels by the weaver Judocus De Vos.
www.stjohnscocathedral.com
ERICA GIUSTA
