- Object type
- Paintings
- Date
- Production: 1887
- Artist
- Gianni Girolamo (1837 - 1895)
- Dimensions
- Height x width (canvas size): 230 x 180mm
- Materials and technique
- Oil on panel
- Production place
- Malta
- Related place(s)
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Valletta
Malta - References
- Barclay, Malcolm. "Fort St Elmo, Valletta." VADS. Accessed December 03, 2025. https://www.vads.ac.uk/digital/collection/NIRP/id/30047
- Provenance
- Purchased by Sir and Lady Lintorn Simmons, Malta, after 1884; by descent to Mrs Blanch Lintorn Orman.
- Credit line
- Bequeathed by Mrs Blanch Lintorn Orman, 1941
- Catalogue number
- 1901
Fort St Elmo from the Upper Barracca
If you were to visit the Upper Barracca Gardens in Malta today, it is possible to stumble across a view of Fort Saint Elmo through a large gold arch like that depicted in this painting. The artist Giancinto Gianni’s romantic depictions of the island went down well with foreign visitors, particularly the British who governed the island and wanted souvenirs of their time spent in the Mediterranean.