Vincent Apap, OBE was a Maltese sculptor who is well known for designing various public monuments and church statues, most notably the Triton Fountain in Valletta.
10 Facts About Vincent Apap
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Vincent Apap has been called "one of Malta's foremost sculptors of the Modern Period" by the studio of Renzo Piano.
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Vincent Apap attended the government central school, and in 1920 he began to attend evening classes in modelling and drawing.
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Vincent Apap was one of the first students to enroll in the newly established School of Art in 1925, where he studied sculpture under Antonio Micallef.
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Vincent Apap was appointed assistant modelling teacher at the School of Art in 1934, becoming head of school in 1947.
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Vincent Apap remained there until his retirement in 1971, but was recalled seven years later in 1978.
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Patrons of Vincent Apap's work included the Lieutenant Governor of Malta Sir Harry Luke as well as Lord Mountbatten, whose family still has some of Vincent Apap's best sculptures.
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Vincent Apap's last major work was a bust of Guido de Marco which was completed when he was 89 years old.
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Vincent Apap married Maria Bencini in 1941, and they had three children: John, Nella and Manon.
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Vincent Apap was nominated a knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in 1963.