Tag: NGI

Bassin d’Argenteuil avec un seul voilier (1874)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Bassin d’Argenteuil avec un seul voilier (Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat) 1874 Oil on canvas, 55 x 65 cm National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin From 1871 to 1878, Monet lived in Argenteuil on the outskirts of Paris. During…

Jeune femme en blanc lisant (1873)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Jeune femme en blanc lisant (Young Woman in White Reading) 1873 Oil on canvas, 35 x 27 cm National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin Renoir began his career as a decorative artist, painting designs on porcelain and fabric. He proceeded…

Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid (c.1670)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid (Schrijvende vrouw met dienstbode) c.1670 Oil on canvas, 71.1 x 60.5 cm National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin Considered one of the principal Dutch painters, Vermeer specialised in genre scenes, many of…

Cattura di Cristo (1602)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) Cattura di Cristo (The Taking of Christ) 1602 Oil on canvas, 133.5 x 169.5 cm National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin Throughout history, few artists have caused as radical a change in pictorial perceptions as Caravaggio. From the moment his talent…

National Gallery of Ireland

Founded: 1854 Opened: 1864 Location: Merrion Square West, Dublin 2, Ireland Website: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/ Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See…

Dublin (Ireland)

Museums: • National Gallery of Ireland: Merrion Square West, Dublin 2, Ireland Births: • Bacon, Francis (1909-1992) • Byrne, Gabriel (1950) • Doody, Alison (1966) • Farrell, Colin (1976) • Gambon, Michael (1940-2023) • Joyce, James (1882-1941) • MacGinnis, Niall (1913-1977)…

Ireland

Rulers: • British Monarchs • Irish monarchs Cities: • Cork • Drogheda • Dublin • Limerick • Monkstown, County Cork • Ranelagh • Tourmakeady