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The Wignacourt Museum is a museum in Rabat,
Malta. Its collections mainly focus on art and
religious artifacts. It is housed in an
18th-century Baroque building which housed the
Chaplains of the Order of St. John, and it is
named after Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt, who
ruled over the Maltese Islands between 1601 and
1622
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The building, fully completed in 1749, is on
three levels the underground level consists of a
labyrinth of Punic, Roman and Christian Hypogea
with interesting architectural features as well
as a complex of World War II shelters with two
main corridors and about fifty rooms
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The ground floor level consists of a corridor
with a number of rooms used as offices and minor
collections whilst on the other side is a
spacious garden
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The first floor is the main exhibition space, as
it has an impressive picture gallery with works
by Mattia Preti, Antoine Favray, Francesco Zahra
and other Maltese as well as European Artists
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BaiataVincenzo (active begining of 17 century)
Stefano Erardi 1699
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Francesco Zahra (1710-1773)
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Gio Nicola Buhagiar (1698-1752) Infant Jesus
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Antoine de Favray (1706c.1792)
Francesco Zahra (1710-1773)
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According to the Book of Acts, Paul and his
missionary party were shipwrecked  on Malta for
three months. During his stay, Paul was bitten by
a snake and remained unharmed, prompting the
natives to regard him as a god
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Mattia Preti (1613-1699) Dolorosa
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Mattia Preti (1613-1699)
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Mattia Preti (1613-1699) St Publius
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Mattia Preti (1613-1699)
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Mattia Preti (1613-1699)
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Mattia Preti (1613-1699) Oriental-Man
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 the Chapter Hall 
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Alof de Wignacourt by Unknown artist
Alof de Wignacourt by Cassarino
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 the Chapter Hall 
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Portrait of Pope Alexander VII (Formerly Fabio
Chigi)
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Portrait of Pope Alexander VII and pair of shoes
belonging to him Before being elected as
Pontiff, Chigi served as Inquisitor on the Island
of Malta where he resided mostly at The
Inquisitor's Palace in Birgu (alias Città
Vittoriosa)
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Blessed Gérard, Founder of the Order of Malta and
two Order Brothers provide a sick
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Fifteenth Century Byzantine Icon
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Text Internet Pictures Sanda Foisoreanu
Internet All copyrights belong to
their respective owners Presentation Sanda
Foisoreanu
2017
Sound Julie Zahra - Rockestra 2015
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