Splendour & Devotion: The Art Collections of the Order of St John, Theresa Vella

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By Theresa Vella with photography by Daniel Cilia Produced by Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti | Published by Kite Group Publication date 26 April 2023 “With this astonishing new book, Theresa Vella, has claimed her place in the first rank of active art historians. Splendour & Devotion is a massive, yet meticulous, contribution to the social history of the making, collecting and usage of art by the Knights Hospitaller through many centuries. Vella’s emphasis is on the Grand Masters, whose collections were enduring. Copiously documented biographies are provided for all the leading actors in this spectacle, from dell’Antella to Zondadari. Animated by fresh perspectives on topics seemingly covered in the past (though only narrowly, we now see), Vella’s magnificent and lavishly illustrated tome stands alongside great reference books, classics based on documented facts, which never go out of date.” — John T. Spike, Florence, Italy, April 24, 2023

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