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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 2 AUGUST 2020 9 CULTURE Lights on Mattia Preti AS a national-community art museum, MUŻA is regularly coming up with different events to generate interest and engage new visitors. On Saturday, August 1 at 10:30, Her- itage Malta invited students aged 12 to 16 to attend the art workshop Lights on Mattia Preti at MUŻA. This event focused on the latest artistic ac- quisition for the national collection by the Government of Malta which consists of the monumental painting by Mattia Preti repre- senting Boethius and Philosophy. The painting depicts the Roman Christian philosopher Boethius (c. AD 480-524) be- ing comforted by the allegory of Philosophy while in jail awaiting execution. This art- work was probably commissioned around 1680 by the Knight Fra Andrea di Giovan- ni. Following his death, the painting was passed on to the Order and was displayed at the Grand Master's Palace at least until the 1820s. However, at one point, the painting disappeared from the island. This year, this artistic treasure has returned back home and can be enjoyed again by the public. The painting is typical of Preti's later works when he developed a more profound meditative style expressed by toned down compositions and a tenebrist palette. Participants in this workshop will attend to a discussion explaining the story and the artistic qualities of this Preti painting, fol- lowed by a hands-on session which will cov- er some elementary art skills that are related to this masterpiece. This workshop is free of charge and may be attended by Heritage Malta's Passport holders. Imnalla fl-ahhar hrigna! concert in Strait Street THE Strada Stretta Concept, operating under the Valletta Cultural Agency, is or- ganising its next event after the pandem- ic, 'Imnalla fl-aħħar ħriġna' on the 6th of August at 20:30. This unique music con- cert featuring some of Malta's most tal- ented musicians and vocalists will present a mix of different music styles. Various musical genres (jazz, opera and għana) will be juxtaposed during this event, which will take place at the junction of Strait Street and Old The- atre Street. Imnalla fl-aħħar ħriġna, the brain- child of the artistic director Giuseppe Schembri Bonaci, boasts 13 performers in total. The troupe of Maltese Trou- badours will be on guitars and vocals, joined by operatically trained vocalists Clare Ghigo, Charles Vincenti, Ken Sci- cluna and Louis Andrew Cassar. Oth- er musicians include local jazz legend Sammy Murgo on saxophone, Joe 'Bibi' Camilleri on drums and Dominic Cuta- jar and Tom Armitage on piano. To find out more information, follow the Strada Stretta Concept and the Val- letta Cultural Agency on Facebook. En- trance to Imnalla fl-aħħar ħriġna is free and open to all