{"id":2024,"date":"2020-04-03T08:13:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T08:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maltaprivateguide.com\/?p=2024"},"modified":"2020-04-03T08:13:57","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T08:13:57","slug":"chapel-of-the-langue-of-castile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maltaprivateguide.com\/sv\/chapel-of-the-langue-of-castile\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapel of the langue of Castile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The chapel of the langue of Castile<\/h2>\n<p>Is dedicated to St James the Less, the patron saint of Spain. The altar peice was executed by <a title=\"Mattia Preti\" href=\"http:\/\/maltaprivateguide.com\/mattia-preti\/\">Mattia Preti <\/a>and depicts \u2018St James the Apostle\u2019. The altar and it\u2019s main facade in marble were re-done in 1792, a few years before the Order of St John was expelled from <a title=\"About Malta\" href=\"http:\/\/maltaprivateguide.com\/about-malta\/\">Malta<\/a> by Napoleon Bonaparte, pertaining Mattia\u2019s main altar painting. The two lunettes, which are also works of Mattia Preti depicts \u2018St James assisting the spaniards in defeating the moors\u2019 and \u2018St James vision of our lady of pillar\u2019. These both lunettes appear to date from the late years of Mattia Preti\u2019s works, 1680s, when the artist returned to the earth-colour harmonies of his Neapolitan years. The wall carvings and gilding, which follows the same decorations of all the other chapels were done in 1661. The tabernacle door consists of an icon which was donated by christian slaves which were captured by the Turkish fleet. The ship was mutinied and the christian slaves succeeded to sail the ship back to Malta. This event is recounted on the back of the tabernacle door.<\/p>\n<p>The Chapel of the langue of Castile also holds two magnificent mausolea, one is dedicated to Grand Master Manoel de Vilhena and the other of Grand Master Pinto. Grand Masters\u2019 Manoel de Vilhena monument is considered as being one of the most spectacular mausoleum inside<a title=\"St Johns Cathedral Valletta\" href=\"http:\/\/maltaprivateguide.com\/st-johns-cathedral-valletta\/\"> St John\u2019s Co-Cathedral<\/a>. It is a solid monument of marble and bronze, resulting in a most complete Rococo monument in the church. The monument was executed by Massimiliano Benzi, c.1740, and a bronze relief, at the heart of the mausoleum, depicts architects presenting \u00a0the plan of Fort Manoel, which was commissioned and named after \u00a0Grand Master Manoel deVilhena. During his reign, the gates of<a title=\"Vittoriosa\" href=\"http:\/\/maltaprivateguide.com\/vittoriosa-birgu\/\"> Vittoriosa<\/a> were re-built, the new gate and the Vilhena Palace at Mdina and Manoel Theater in <a title=\"Valletta\" href=\"http:\/\/maltaprivateguide.com\/valletta\/\">Valletta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the same side of the wall of the chapel of the langue of Castile is the mausoleum dedicated to Grand Master Pinto, \u00a0who reigned for 32 years. The monument is less spectacular than the Rococo style of Vilhena. It \u00a0represents the neo-classic style that followed the floral Rococo one. However is still adorned with precious stones and a mosaic self portrait of Grand Master Pinto, after french artist Antoine de Favray.<\/p>\n<p>The chapel of the langue of Castile can be visited at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stjohnscocathedral.com\/\">St John\u2019 Co-cathedral<\/a> in Valletta.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The chapel of the langue of Castile Is dedicated to St James the Less, the patron saint of Spain. The altar peice was executed by Mattia Preti and depicts \u2018St James the Apostle\u2019. 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