Edward Caruana Dingli (1876-1950): Portraits, Views and Folkloristic Scenes

Edward Caruana Dingli is the twentieth-century painter many Maltese are likeliest to know by name and by fame and some of his works have long attained iconic status. So highly regarded was he in his own lifetime that in the 1920s, he was utilised byMoreEdward Caruana Dingli is the twentieth-century painter many Maltese are likeliest to know by name and by fame and some of his works have long attained iconic status. So highly regarded was he in his own lifetime that in the 1920s, he was utilised by the officials responsible for the marketing of the fledgling tourist industry and in fact the colourful images of Malta and the Maltese people he produced created what contemporary managers would call branding for Malta.