In Caravaggio's footsteps

Heritage Malta will be holding a heritage trail focusing on the life and the artistic legacy of Michelangelo Merisi di Caravaggio on September 15.

The trail will kick off in Valletta with a visit to Caravaggio's two masterpieces at St John's Co-Cathedral: the St Jerome and the Martyrdom of St John the Baptist.

The trail will continue at the maritime city of Vittoriosa, the then seat of the inquisition tribunal in Malta, also intimately linked to Caravaggio. History will come alive at the Inquisitor's Palace as Caravaggio will be seen on the witness box. The trail will continue in fort St Angelo where Caravaggio was imprisoned and from where he escaped to Italy.

The trail will end at the National Museum of Fine Arts with a brief overview of the different ways of interpreting Caravaggio's style by the artists who followed his artistic legacy, known as the Caravaggisti.

The meeting place is in front of St John's Co-Cathedral at 9 a.m.

The price for the trail is Lm 5 (€11.65) and places can be booked by calling on 2295 4321.