Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Visita della regina di Saba al re Salomone (The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon) 1599 Oil on canvas, 256 x 325 cm National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin In 1872, just eight years after first opening…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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)…
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Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ritratto di Baldassarre Castiglione (Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione) c.1525 Oil on canvas, 124 x 97 cm National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin See also: • Castiglione, Baldassarre (1478-1529)