Bozzettos of paintings by well known artists which form part of the National Collection are currently on show at the Banca Giuratale in Victoria Gozo. The exhibition which is being organized by the Gozo Culture Council of the Ministry for Gozo with the collaboration of Heritage Malta was inaugurated on the 1st of May and will remain open till the 24th of May.
The exhibition includes works from the bottega of Mattia Preti as well as works of renowned artists such as Alessio Erardi, Antoine Favray, Giuseppe Grech, Salvatore Busuttil, Francesco Grandi, Raffaele Caruana, Attilio Palombi, Giuseppe Cali’ and Anton Inglott. Some of the paintings are being exhibited for the first time. The exhibition is being organised to coincide with the Lejlet Lapsi – Notte Gozitana activities being held in Gozo on the 22, 23 and 24th of May.
The exhibition is open daily between 8.30am and 4.30pm and on weekends from 9.00am till noon. A small catalogue has been printed for the occasion featuring all the exhibits as well as an article by Sandro Debono, Senior Curator at the National Museum of Fine Arts. The catalogue may be obtained from the venue of the exhibition.