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| Une jeune femme maltaise (Portrait of a Young Maltese Lady), circa 1750s. |
De Favray was born in 1706 in the village of Bagnolet, on the outskirts of Paris, but after several years of study in Rome, he moved to Malta in 1744. He became Malta's most important artist; except for the nine years he spent in Constantinople (1764-1771) he would spend the remainder of his life there, dying fifty-four years later in 1798. He is best remembered for his Turkish genre scenes and portraits. Only second to that, he's known for his Maltese genre paintings, his portraits of dignitaries of the Knights of Malta (Knights Hospitaller), and those of the Maltese ladies, featuring their distinctive dress.
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| The Visit, circa 1750-51. |
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| Dr. Salvatore Bernard, his Wife and Son, 1759. |
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| La Visite de dames maltaises à l'accouchée, Madame Loth, circa 1750s. |
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| The Mirabita Sisters, circa 1759. |
Exquisite. I kind of melt a little when I see such beauty. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lovely thing to say. : )
DeleteBeautiful women all delicatly covering their hair
DeleteThankyou! I am from Malta myself, and currently doing a history thesis, stumble upon this article, beautiful! I will use them for sure :)
ReplyDeleteFavray paintings enriched with vibrant colours, are a beautiful expression of high baroque in Malta. Thanks excellent information.
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