4/internal/media/dispatcher/5968/fullView of Cottonera from the Valletta Marina1790-1810Giorgio PullicinoGiorgio PullicinoA drawing by Giorgio Pullicino (1779-1851). This drawing serves as a good historic document in itself due to the detail it goes into. At the foreground, the hustle and bustle of port activities along the Valletta Waterfront occupy the majority of the space. A myriad of ships and boats, including two speronara, punctuate the harbour. In the background, on the right-hand side of the drawing there is the fountain of Wignacourt with the statue of Neptune. Pullicino executed this seascape drawing more than once. The composition follows a structure typical of Pullicino's works: the horizon is placed at the centreline, dividing the composition in two. Most of the activity is concentrated on the lower half of the drawing, contrasting with the void of the sky, apart from some outline drawings of clouds. In this drawing one is able to appreciate the draughtsman interpretation of the view with its linear simplicity.Art / Drawingshttps://emuseum.heritagemalta.mt/objects/621/rdf/internal/media/dispatcher/5970/fullView of Floriana and Valletta from Ħamrun1790-1810Giorgio PullicinoGiorgio PullicinoA drawing by Giorgio Pullicino (1779-1851). This drawing serves as a good historic document in itself. The heights at Tas-Samra commanded a spectacular view of Floriana and Valletta land fronts and the Cottonera cities. Large country houses and estates then punctuated the suburb of Ħamrun spread along Strada San Giuseppe, the main road leading from Valletta to Mdina. Elements of rural life occupy the foreground of the drawing. One is able to discern important landmarks including Porte des Bombes and Sarria Church in Floriana, the Upper Barrakka Gardens and St. John’s Co-Cathedral at Valletta to name a few. The composition follows a typical structure of Pullicino's works: the horizon is placed at the centreline, dividing the composition in two. The lower half of the drawing contrasts with the void of the sky, apart from some outline drawings of clouds. In this drawing one is able to appreciate the draughtsman interpretation of the view with its linear simplicity.Art / Drawingshttps://emuseum.heritagemalta.mt/objects/622/rdf/internal/media/dispatcher/5971/fullView of Manoel Island and Valletta from Tigné PointBefore 1844Giorgio PullicinoGiorgio PullicinoA drawing by Giorgio Pullicino (1779-1851). This drawing serves as a good historic document in itself due to the detail it goes into. At the foreground, people riding horses or donkeys pulling carriages at Tigné Point. On the right, British officials escorting a carriage. In the middle ground, a view of Fort Manoel, and beyond it, a view of Valletta from the side of Marsamxett. The drawing predates 1844 because of the absence of the Anglican St Paul's Pro-Cathedral. The composition follows a typical structure of Pullicino's works: the horizon is placed at the centreline, dividing the composition in two. Most of the activity is concentrated on the lower half of the drawing, contrasting with the void of the sky, apart from some outline drawings of clouds. In this drawing one is able to appreciate the draughtsman interpretation of the view with its linear simplicity. This drawing matches Pullicino's painting "View of Manoel Island" which is found at the National Museum of Fine Arts, which was purchased in London in 1912 (Buhagiar, 1987: 160).Art / Drawingshttps://emuseum.heritagemalta.mt/objects/623/rdf/internal/media/dispatcher/5967/fullView of the Perellos Stores from the Valletta Marina1790-1810Giorgio PullicinoGiorgio PullicinoThis drawing by Giorgio Pullicino (1779-1851) serves as a good historic document in itself due to the detail it goes into. During the first half of the 19th century the splendid Neptune fountain built by Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt (1601-1622) still dominated the Valletta Marina. The Perellos Stores were erected by Grand Master Ramon Perellos y Rocaful (1697-1720) to enhance trading facilities at Valletta. The positive interventions of Grand Masters Wignacourt and Perellos constituted an admirable example of efficient commercial viability and refined elegant urban development. The composition follows a structure typical of Pullicino's works: the horizon is placed at the centreline, dividing the composition in two. Most of the activity is concentrated on the lower half of the drawing, contrasting with the void of the sky, apart from some outline drawings of clouds. In this drawing one is able to appreciate the draughtsman interpretation of the view with its linear simplicity.Art / Drawingshttps://emuseum.heritagemalta.mt/objects/620/rdf