Synopsis
This lecture traces the uses, rituals and symbolism associated with holy water and provides an artistic sketch of how basins and fonts developed over a period of two thousand years, with an emphasis on the European continent. The main part of the lecture will be devoted to the artistic development of basins and fonts studied in the Maltese Islands and will include a presentation of over 100 examples from local churches and chapels.
The Holy Water Font: An overlooked Objet d’Art in our churches?
Speaker: Maria Cassar
St James Cavalier, The Music Room, Valletta
The Holy Water Font: An overlooked Objet d’Art in our churches?