maltatoday | SUNDAY • 27 JUNE 2021
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ART
years to come
contrasts greatly with Pan's dark
and obsessive yearning.
The exhibition ends with 'The
Tempest' by Claude-Joseph Ver-
net, one of the leading French
landscape painters of the 18th
century. Mostly known for his
Mediterranean harbour scenes,
Vernet's use of overhead lighting,
diminutive but central figures,
and dynamic, agitated movement
highlights the sheer power and
force of nature in comparison to
humankind. Vernet's talent lies
in expressing scenes of refined
beauty and grace, even in the
bleakest of paintings. Blue skies
peep through the tumultuous
clouds providing viewers with
hope for calmer days in this emo-
tional tour-de-force.
Masterpieces at MUŻA is be-
ing supported by Visit Malta; the
Ministry for the National Herit-
age, the Arts and Local Govern-
ment; the Ministry for Finance;
and the Department of Art and
Art History at the University of
Malta. For further information
log onto www.muza.mt
The Madonna and Child
with the young St John
the Baptist and an Angel
in Landscape
Portrait of Pietro Soderini -
Unknown Florentine Artist
