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In 1938 he went to Rome where he studied at the Regia Accademia delle Belle Arti. Later on he also Studied in London and Paris. Some of his paintings are to be found in the Parish Church of San Gejtanu in Hamrun, at the Catholic Institute in Floriana, in St Publius Church in Floriana, at the Parish Church of Msida, at Ta' Pinu Sanctuary and the Chapel of the Malta International Airport and in various other churches around Malta.The World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva and the United Nations Headquarters in New York also house paintings by CremonaEmvin Cremona designed most of Malta's stamps from the late 1950s to the 1970s.

Emvin Cremona (1919–1987) was a Maltese artist and stamp designer. He is regarded as one of the best Maltese artists of the 20th century, well known especially for many church paintings. He was born in Valletta and from a young age showed that he had great artistic talent, however as nobody in his family was artistically inclined he was not encouraged to take up art seriously.He studied art at the Malta School of Arts under the direction of Edward Caruana Dingli and Karmenu Mangion. He also studied at the School of Nude under the direction of Josef Kalleja.

Panels which Emvin Cremona produced in the 1960s for the festivities of the 19th centenary of the arrival of St Paul in Malta, today in the Gonzi Hall of the Catholic Institute, Floriana.

Stamp Foundation of Valetta (Philatelic Bureau)

Christmas

Christmas

Cremona, except that he was an respected painter, also left a mark within the section of the chart as well as in the field of philately. Suffice it to say that between 1957 and 1979 emanated from his study no less than 62 sets of stamps

Fort St. Michael (Central Bank collection)

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AbstractNational Museum of Fine Arts - Malta, Valletta

Venice XI

Venice III

Venice IVVenice II

Venice XIII

Abstract National Museum of Fine Arts Malta, Valletta

Malta harbour scene

The jacket of the libretto of Vincenzo Maria Pellegrini’s theatrical work L’Araldo di Cristo, which was commissioned for the same celebrations of the 19th centenary of the arrival of St Paul in Malta in 1960

The church of St Andrew, LuqaSt. Peter and Pawl, 1970

Xmas Stamps exhibition Valletta, 1969

The church of St Andrew, LuqaSt. Andrew worship the cross just before the martyrdom, 1966

The church of St Andrew, LuqaThe burial (or deposition) of the saint Andrew, 1966

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Presentation in Temple (1951)Msida Parish Church

Annunciation (1951)Msida Parish Church of Saint Joseph

Our Lady of Aviation Malta International Airport

The ceiling of St Publius church, Floriana

St Paul in MaltaGozo Zebbug church

Pieta Our Lady Parish Church, Balzan, Malta

St John Baptist De La Salle MonumentMozaic

Annunciation of Our Lady Parish Church, Balzan, Malta

Annunciation of Our Lady Parish Church, Balzan, Malta

Angel in dome of Annunciation, Balzan church

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Malta – Gozo,

Zebbug church

Christ the Teacher St. Cajetan Parish

Church, Hamrun, Malta

Christ the Teacher Apse of St. Cajetan Parish

Church, Hamrun, Malta

St Paul the Apostle

St. Cajetan Parish

Church, Hamrun,

Malta

St Andrew St. Cajetan Parish Church, Hamrun, Malta

St Jacobus St. Cajetan Parish Church, Hamrun, Malta

St PetrusSt. Cajetan Parish Church, Hamrun, Malta

St. Cajetan Parish Church, Hamrun, Malta

St. Cajetan Parish Church, Hamrun, Malta

St. Cajetan Parish Church, Hamrun, Malta

St. Cajetan Parish Church, Hamrun, Malta

St. Cajetan Parish Church, Hamrun, Malta

Madonna TaL-Emigranti

Sacred Heart of Jesus The Malta Society of Arts,

Manufactures and Commerce

The Collegiate of SengleaChapel of the Blessed Sacrament

The Collegiate of SengleaLa Madonna del Rosario. Fraternity

Annunciation at Domenican Convent Vittoriosa (commissioned in 1960)

St Dominic and the Rosary,Cremona’s work 1960 – at the church of the Dominican Fathers in Vittoriosa

Side altar in Birkirkara

Conventual church

Side altar in Birkirkara

Conventual church

(fragment)

Side altar in Birkirkara Conventual church

Side altar in Birkirkara Conventual church

New Christmas stamps based on Emvin Cremona works

The Three Kings, Ghaxaq parish church,

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Blessed Mother at St Gregory's, Sliema

Perhaps the greatest merit of Cremona was wise managed to find a compromise between the academic tradition and the modern idiom free.

The Risen Christ, St Gregory's church, Sliema

The Risen Christ, St Gregory's church, Sliema

St Paul and St PubliusParish church of Burmarrad, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Mary

Church of Burmarrad, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Mary

Immaculate Heart of Mary with SaintsParish church of Burmarrad, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Mary

Ta' Pinu National Shrine, Gozo

(Mozaic)

Emvin Cremona worked well as cardboard mosaic of Sanctuary of Our Lady of Ta 'Pinu.

Annunciation

The Immaculate Conception

The Betrothal of the VirginHe produced twenty paintings in all for Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary: sixteen for the clerestory area in the transepts and in the choir, and eventually the four altarpieces in the aisles and transept chapels

The Search for Christ and the Finding of Christ in the Temple

It came to be known that the works, completed by Cremona between 1954 and 1962, were hung in the sanctuary until they were dispatched to Italy for mosaics to be produced. On their return, the paintings were stored in a closet in the church and eventually lay forgotten.Some of them suffered great damage following prolonged dampness and poor storage conditions.

The Finding of Christ in the Temple

The Holy Family

The Virgin meeting Christ on the Way to Calvary

The project for the restoration of the 20 paintings commenced in October 2005 and has been supported throughout by the Bank of Valletta, under the Heritage Pillar of its Community Programme, through a total sponsorship of €23,000. The newly restored collection of paintings opened in 2008

Rest on the Flight into Egypt (before restoration)

The Nativity

The Feast at the Marriage of Cana Ta' Pinu National Shrine, Gozo

The newly-restored collection of paintings by prominent 20th- century artist Emvin Cremona unveiled at the Ta' Pinu Sanctuary in Gozo

The Feast at the Marriage

of Cana (detail),Ta' Pinu

National Shrine, Gozo

The Feast at the Marriage of

Cana(detail),Ta' Pinu

National Shrine, Gozo

The Feast at the Marriage of

Cana(detail),Ta' Pinu

National Shrine, Gozo

The Dormition

Sound: Charles Camilleri - Missa Mundi (V. Prayer) - Luca Massaglia, organ

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