DUBLIN.- When Jack Butler Yeats died in 1957 he left the contents of his studio to his niece, the artist Anne Yeats who carefully catalogued and managed her uncle’s sketchbooks, library, correspondence and belongings until she presented the bulk o…
National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. Features Dutch Genius Gabriel Metsu
Washington D.C.- Gabriel Metsu (1629–1667) is one of the most important Dutch genre painters of the mid-17th century. His ability to capture ordinary moments of life with freshness and spontaneity was matched only by his ability to depict materials…
Bank Art Conservation Programme Provides Funds to Restore Iconic Maclise Masterpiece
DUBLIN.- Bank of America Merrill Lynch announced that through its Art Conservation Programme, the company will provide funding to the prestigious National Gallery of Ireland to facilitate the restoration of the iconic The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoif…
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Art Conservation Programme Provides Funds to Restore Iconic Maclise Masterpiece
DUBLIN.- Bank of America Merrill Lynch announced that through its Art Conservation Programme, the company will provide funding to the prestigious National Gallery of Ireland to facilitate the restoration of the iconic The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoif…
Culture Minister Opens National Gallery Exhibition Devoted to Gabriel Metsu
DUBLIN.- An exhibition of some 40 of the finest and most celebrated masterpieces by the Dutch 17th-century artist Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667) was formally opened in the National Gallery of Ireland yesterday by Mary Hanafin, T.D., Minister for Tourism, Cu…
Culture Minister Opens National Gallery Exhibition Devoted to Dutch 17th-Century Painter Gabriel Metsu
DUBLIN.- An exhibition of some 40 of the finest and most celebrated masterpieces by the Dutch 17th-century artist Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667) was formally opened in the National Gallery of Ireland yesterday by Mary Hanafin, T.D., Minister for Tourism, Cu…
Minister for Culture Unveils Portrait of Brian Friel at National Gallery
DUBLIN.- A portrait of Brian Friel, renowned playwright and author, was unveiled yesterday (Friday 16 July) in the National Gallery of Ireland by Mary Hanafin, T.D., Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport. The portrait, by Mick O’Dea RHA, was commissi…
Toledo Museum of Art Names New Director Brian P. Kennedy
TOLEDO, OH.- The Toledo Museum of Art
announced
today that Brian P. Kennedy, director of the Hood Museum of Art at
Dartmouth
College, has accepted the position as the Museum’s ninth director with a
start
date of September 1. Board Chair …
Caravaggio Back on Display at National Gallery of Ireland
DUBLIN.- The Taking of Christ by Caravaggio (1571-1610) has
returned to public view in the Beit Wing of the National Gallery of
Ireland. The
painting, which is placed on indefinite loan to the National Gallery
from the
Jesuit Community of Du…
Caravaggio Back on Display at National Gallery of Ireland
DUBLIN.- The Taking of Christ by Caravaggio (1571-1610) has returned to public view in the Beit Wing of the National Gallery of Ireland. The painting, which is placed on indefinite loan to the National Gallery from the Jesuit Community of Dublin, was o…