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Pietru Pawl Azzopardi (1791-1875) was a Maltese Baroque sculptor. He was a student of Mariano Gerada. He started sculpting figureheads for ships. He sculpted also in Maltese Limestone. The greatest number of sculptures are sculpted in wood. The main sculpture he sculpted and painted were of his own design. Pietru Pawl was a member of ‘Corpo delle Belle Arti del Desegno’.



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Pietru Pawl was born in Valletta city on 20th April 1791 from Maria, nee Camilleri from Floriana and his father Antonio from Bormla. He was baptized in Saint Paul Shipwreck Church in Valletta and was given the names Salvatore, Giuseppe, Petrus Paulus and Jeremias. He was mostly known by his third name, and as Pietru Pawl.



Known Work

 * Christ the Redeemer, Ħal Għaxaq, Maltese Limestone (1808)
 * St. Catherine, Żurrieq, Maltese Limestone (1816)
 * St. Rocco, Qrendi, Maltese Limestone - (c. 1822)  - Continuation of Mariano Gerada's work.
 * Our Lady of Graces, Ħaż Żabbar, Gilding (1825) - Gilding of Mariano Gerada's work.
 * Our Lady of Rosary, Cospicua (1828)
 * Flagellation of Christ, Ġieżu Church - Valletta (1834)
 * Corps of St. Felicissimo, Ħal Luqa (1834)
 * Flagellation of Christ, Cospicua (1838)
 * Ecce Homo, Cospicua (1838)
 * St. George, St.George Church - Victoria, Gozo, Wood (1839)
 * St. Joseph, Cospicua (1843) - Statue lost
 * St. John Baptist, Xewkija, Wood (1845)
 * St. Agatha, Cospicua (1847)
 * Crucifix, St.George Church - Victoria, Gozo, Wood (1848)
 * Nativity of Mary, Mellieħa (1853)
 * Christ the Redeemer, Cospicua (1856)
 * St.Elia, Carmelitan Church - Valletta (1858)
 * St.Elizew, Carmelitan Church - Valletta (1858)
 * St. Helen and St. Makarju (St. Kruc), Ġieżu Church - Valletta (1862)
 * St. Michael Archangel, Hal Qormi (1865)