Title

Interior of St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta

Caption

Interior of St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta. St John's Co-Cathedral was built between 1573 and 1578 by the Maltese architect Gerolamo Cassar. Originally the church of the Knights of St John, the co-cathedral came to rival the archbishop's cathedral at Mdina in importance. The ceiling and side altars are decorated with scenes from the life of St John, painted by the Calabrian artist Mattia Preti, and the building houses a small collection of paintings by Caravaggio.

Date

1951

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Peter Thompson

Reference

HRM19D57_284

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (3,8Mb) / 15,9in x 12,2in / 4778 x 3652 (300dpi)

Keywords

interior religious architecture painting country religion Malta cathedral church painted Christian Christianity location ceiling Catholic Catholicism century Roman Catholic knight interior design Maltese altar Valletta pew interior decoration Architectural Feature Roman Catholicism 16th century sixteenth century PETER THOMPSON Knight of St John of Jerusalem Knights Hospitalers Knights Hospitaller Knights of St John of Jerusalem TGN photograph Peter Thompson St John's Co-Cathedral Thompson Peter PTM Knight of Saint John of Jerusalem Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem Gerolamo Cassar Cassar Gerolamo Gerolamo Cassar photograph